‘I Shout with Fear at Night’: Understanding the Traumatic Experiences of Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 147-164

  Weaver, Hilary N ^a   Burns, Barbara J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Venous Institute of Buffalo   (United States)

Author keywords

asylum seekers; refugees; social work; torture; trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992810697     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146801730100100203     Document Type: Article

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