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Mental Health and Social Care for Asylum Seekers and Refugees

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Forced Migration and Mental Health

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Ingleby, D., Watters, C. (2005). Mental Health and Social Care for Asylum Seekers and Refugees. In: Ingleby, D. (eds) Forced Migration and Mental Health. International and Cultural Psychology Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-22693-1_12

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