Cognitive function and traumatic brain injury in refugees and asylum-seekers attending mental health services : a preliminary study, and Clinical Research Portfolio

Objective: Every year, an estimated 10 million people suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI; Hyder, Wunderlich, Puvanachandra, Gururaj, & Kobusingye, 2007). Refugees and asylum-seekers fleeing persecution have often experienced war and torture and are at a greater risk of TBI (Priebe & Esmail...

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Main Author: Christie, Zara
Published: University of Glasgow 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.631033