The role of post-migration living difficulties on somatization among first-generation immigrants visited in a primary care service

The role of post-migration living difficulties (PMLD) on somatization was studied in 101 first generation immigrants visited in primary care. Premigratory traumas and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were also assessed. About one third of patients somatized. Sociodemographic variables were simi...

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Autori principali: Massimiliano Aragona, Daniela Pucci, Sara Carrer, Elena Catino, Adriana Tomaselli, Francesco Colosimo, Montserrat Lafuente, Marco Mazzetti, Bianca Maisano, Salvatore Geraci
Natura: Articolo
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2011-01-01
Serie:Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
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Accesso online:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712011000200013&lng=en&tlng=en