Common mental health problems in immigrants and refugees: General approach in primary care

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Kirmayer, Laurence J ^a   Narasiah, Lavanya ^b,c   Munoz, Marie ^b,c   Rashid, Meb ^d   Ryder, Andrew G ^e   Guzder, Jaswant ^f,g   Hassan, Ghayda ^h   Rousseau, Cécile ^f,g,i   Pottie, Kevin ^j  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CSSS de la Montagne   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

ⁱ CSSS de la Montagne (CLSC Park Extension)   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; IMMIGRANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REFUGEE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 80052526465     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.090292     Document Type: Review

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