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Interviewing mentally ill ethnic elders with interpreters
Author(s)A K Shah
Journal titleAustralian Journal on Ageing, vol 16, no 4, November 1997
Pagespp 220-221
KeywordsEthnic groups ; Mental disorder ; Community interpreters ; Communication ; Australia.
AnnotationThis brief report presents an anecdotal account of interviewing mentally ill minority ethnic older people with interpreters in a psychogeriatric service in Melbourne, Australia. Some of the advantages and disadvantages of different types of interpreters, including relatives and professional interpreters with mental health training, are outlined. (AKM).
Accession NumberCPA-980625248 A
ClassmarkTK: E: QRE: U: 7YA

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