Migration and common mental disorder: An improvement in mental health over time?

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 51-63

  Butler, Margaret ^a   Warfa, Nasir ^a   Khatib, Yasmin ^a   Bhui, Kamaldeep ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA BASE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LANGUAGE; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRANT; MIGRATION; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY;

EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 84924390068     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09540261.2014.996858     Document Type: Article

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