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. 2017 Apr;26(2):139-141.
doi: 10.1017/S204579601600069X. Epub 2016 Sep 19.

An ecological model for refugee mental health: implications for research

M Purgato  1 , W A Tol  2 , J K Bass  2
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An ecological model for refugee mental health: implications for research

M Purgato et al. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2017 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Global mental health; asylum seekers; refugees; stressors.

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  • Commentary on: Miller KE, Rasmussen A. (2016). The mental health of civilians displaced by armed conflict: an ecological model of refugee distress. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. doi: 10.1017/S2045796016000172. doi: 10.1017/S2045796016000172

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