Lost in interpretation: The use of interpreters in research on mental ill health

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-40

  Ingvarsdotter, Karin ^a   Johnsdotter, Sara ^a   Östman, Margareta ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cross cultural research; interpreter; mental ill health; methodological rigour; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; RESEARCH; SWEDEN;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MENTAL DISORDERS; RESEARCH; SWEDEN; TRANSLATING;

EID: 83455177998     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764010382693     Document Type: Article

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