A study of acculturation in psychotic and non-psychotic immigrants living in Athens

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 157-164

  Gonidakis, F ^a   Lembesi, E ^a   Kontaxakis, V P ^a   Havaki Kontaxaki, B J ^a   Ploumpidis, D ^a   Madianos, M ^b   Papadimitriou, G N ^a  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acculturation; immigration; psychosis; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGY, COMPARATIVE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874040630     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764011430031     Document Type: Article

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