Effects of acculturative stress on PTSD, depressive, and anxiety symptoms among refugees resettled in Australia and Austria

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Kartal, Dzenana ^a   Kiropoulos, Litza ^a,b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acculturative stress; Anxiety; Depression; Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Refugees; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977151158     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v7.28711     Document Type: Article

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