Language barriers and access to psychiatric care: A systematic review

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 798-805

  Ohtani, Ai ^a   Suzuki, Takefumi ^a   Takeuchi, Hiroyoshi ^a,b   Uchida, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NETHERLANDS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; STANDARDS; UTILIZATION;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84938563208     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201400351     Document Type: Review

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