Mental Health in Mariel Cubans and Haitian Boat People
International Migration ReviewPublished 1 January 1992
William W. Eaton, Roberta Garrison
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This article presents prevalence data on four specific mental disorders in samples of 452 Cuban immigrants who arrived during the Mariel crisis and 500 Haitians who arrived at about the same time. ...
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