Abstract
This article provides a critique of the epidemiological research that currently informs mental health social work with asylum seekers. Most of the literature that currently informs social work practice with asylum seekers with mental health difficulties comes from psychiatric studies which are largely underpinned by a medical model
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 423-443 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Journal of Social Work |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 8 Apr 2011 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2012 |
Keywords
- Asylum seekers
- Mental health
- Practice
- Social model
- Social work
