Somatization among ethnic minorities and immigrants: Why does it matter to Consultation Liaison Psychiatry?

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 85-86

  Ferrari, S ^a   Burian, R ^b   Hahn, E ^c   Chaudhry, N ^d   Chaudhry, I B ^d   Husain, N ^d   Ta, T M T ^b,c   Diefenbacher, A ^b   Qureshi, A ^e   Berardi, D ^f   Braca, M ^f   Tarricone, I ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b Königin Elisabeth Herzberge Hospital   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LIAISON PSYCHIATRY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SOMATIZATION; SUSCEPTIBLE POPULATION;

EID: 84930377197     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.02.011     Document Type: Article

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