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Chapter 22 - Asylum Seekers and Refugees

from Section 2 - Clinical Issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 September 2018

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Angela Burnett
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Linda Gask ,
Tony Kendrick ,
Robert Peveler  and
Carolyn A. Chew-Graham
Linda Gask
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
Tony Kendrick
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
Robert Peveler
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
Carolyn A. Chew-Graham
Affiliation:
Keele University
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Primary Care Mental Health , pp. 311 - 326
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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Guidelines UK Focused

Burnett, A, Fassil, Y (2002) Meeting the Health Needs of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK: An Information and Resource Pack for Health Workers. London Directorate for Health and Social Care/Department of Health, downloadable from http://repository.forcedmigration.org/show_metadata.jsp?pid=fmo:3457Google Scholar
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Australia Focused

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New Zealand Focused

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Ireland Focused

Irish Refugee Council Fact Sheet on Mental Health Services for Asylum Seekers. Downloadable from http://www.irishrefugeecouncil.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Mental-Health-Services.pdfGoogle Scholar

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