Migration, social mobility and common mental disorders: Critical review of the literature and meta-analysis

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 17-53

  Das Munshi, J ^a   Leavey, G ^b,c   Stansfeld, S A ^d,e   Prince, M J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

common mental disorders; ethnic minorities; migration; refugees; social mobility; socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC MINORITY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LANGUAGE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; META-ANALYSIS; MOBILITY; REFUGEE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INCOME; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; MIGRATION; POVERTY; REFUGEE; REVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; MENTAL DISORDERS; POVERTY; REFUGEES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL MOBILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84859530204     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: 14653419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2011.632816     Document Type: Review

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