Monday, April 14, 2008

Social integration affects mental health of immigrant men and women in unexpected ways / EurekAlert!, 10 April 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-04/niop-sia041008.php
"Social integration affects the mental health of non-Western male immigrants in a positive way. For women however, social integration gives an increased risk for mental problems according to a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH)."
Immigration, social integration and mental health in Norway, with focus on gender differences
Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health, Volume 3 No 24, 2007
Odd Steffen Dalgard & Suraj Bahadur Thapa. (2007)
http://www.cpementalhealth.com/content/3/1/24