Westermeyer's paper emphasizes and further explicates several issues which are raised in the original paper. Problems of diagnosis and treatment of PTSD among refugee groups are d k m e d , as b the need f o r cross-cultural training of mental health specialists. The lack of attention to the nee& of
Comment on Dr. Westermeyer's paper
โ Scribed by Jean Garrison Athey
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 299 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0894-9867
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