Migrants referring to the Bologna Transcultural Psychiatric Team: Reasons for drop-out

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 627-630

  Tarricone, Ilaria ^a,b   Atti, Anna Rita ^a   Braca, Mauro ^a   Pompei, Graziano ^a   Morri, Michela ^a   Poggi, Francesca ^a   Melega, Saverio ^b   Stivanello, Elisa ^b   Tonti, Lorenza ^b   Nolet, Maria ^b   Berardi, Domenico ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Bologna West Community Mental Health Centre   (Italy)

Author keywords

cultural competence; drop out; first generation migrants; migration history; psychiatric intervention; social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIGRATION; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK;

ADULT; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DROPOUTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81755184414     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764010382368     Document Type: Article

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