Stress, trauma, and posttraumatic stress disorder in migrants: a comprehensive review

Objective: There is growing evidence supporting the association between migration and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Considering the growing population of migrants and the particularities of providing culturally sensitive mental health care for these persons, clinicians should be kept up to d...

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Main Authors: Lineth H.U. Bustamante, Raphael O. Cerqueira, Emilie Leclerc, Elisa Brietzke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2017-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462017005018103&lng=en&tlng=en