Congolese and Somali beliefs about mental health services

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 202, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 209-216

  Piwowarczyk, Linda ^a   Bishop, Hillary ^b   Yusuf, Abdirahman ^c   Mudymba, Francine ^d   Raj, Anita ^b  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Somali Development Center   (United States)

^d Congolese Women's Association of New England ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Congolese; mental health services; mental health treatment; Refugees; Somali

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONGO; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFUGEE; SOMALIA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONGO; CULTURE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOMALIA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896893749     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000087     Document Type: Article

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