Socio-economic status and emotional distress of female Turkish immigrants and native German women living in Berlin

European Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL.2, 2012, Pages

  Aichberger, M C ^a   Bromand, Z ^a   Heredia Montesinos, A ^a   Temur Erman, S ^a   Mundt, A ^a   Heinz, A ^a   Rapp, M A ^a   Schouler Ocak, M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emotional distress; Female Turkish immigrants; Poverty risk; Socioeconomic status; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GERMANY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TURKEY; UNEMPLOYMENT; WOMEN;

EID: 84864511192     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(12)75702-4     Document Type: Article

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