Mental Health of Undocumented Immigrant Adults in the United States: A Systematic Review of Methodology and Findings

Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-25

  Garcini, L M ^a   Murray, K E ^a   Zhou, A ^b   Klonoff, E A ^a   Myers, M G ^a,c   Elder, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

immigrant; Latinos; mental health; stress; Undocumented

Indexed keywords

ADULT; IMMIGRANT; LATINO PEOPLE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 85000692653     PISSN: 15562948     EISSN: 15562956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15562948.2014.998849     Document Type: Article

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