The effect of social identities of service-users and clinicians on mental health disparities: A review of theory and facts

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 202-210

  Nakash, Ora ^a   Saguy, Tamar ^a   Levav, Itzhak ^b,c  

^a INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84870861702     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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