Ethnic discrimination and psychological distress: A study of Sami and non-Sami populations in Norway

Transcultural Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-50

  Hansen, Ketil Lenert ^a   Sørlie, Tore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

ethnic discrimination; mental health; psychological distress; Sami; SAMINOR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; KVEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACISM; RISK FACTOR; SAMI;

ADULT; AGED; BULLYING; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; NORWAY; POPULATION GROUPS; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84857322540     PISSN: 13634615     EISSN: 14617471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363461511433944     Document Type: Article

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