Intimate Partner Violence and Depression Among Latin American Women in Toronto

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1771-1780

  Godoy Ruiz, Paula ^a,b   Toner, Brenda ^a,c   Mason, Robin ^d   Vidal, Carolina ^c   McKenzie, Kwame ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Immigrants; Latin Americans; Mental health; Refugees; Social determinants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANADA; CENTRAL AMERICA; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFUGEE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; CANADA; CENTRAL AMERICA; DEPRESSION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LATIN AMERICA; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFUGEES; SPOUSE ABUSE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84946487580     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-014-0145-1     Document Type: Article

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