منابع مشابه
Meeting the mental health needs of refugees and asylum seekers.
Mental health provision for diverse refugee populations is faced with a number of challenges, and requires the development and evaluation of flexible service models that maximise capacity and utilise existing non-specialist resources. Emerging therapeutic approaches should be applied in real settings, adapted to cultural needs and integrated with the other agencies involved.
متن کاملUnderstanding the needs of young asylum seekers.
Armed conflicts and political violence around the globe are forcing increasing numbers to flee their homes and seek refuge in European countries and elsewhere. In this country recent legislation will change the way in which subsistence allowance and accommodation are to be provided, eroding asylum seekers’ former rights, including those intended by national and international law to safeguard th...
متن کاملMental health of failed asylum seekers as compared to pending and temporarily accepted asylum seekers
BACKGROUND: Asylum seekers (AS) and refugees often suffer from severe psychopathology in the form of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). As PTSD impacts memory functions, and as asylum applications rely on personal accounts, AS with PTSD are at more risk of being rejected than refugees. METHODS: We studied the mental health of failed asylum seekers (FAS, N = 40) and a matched sample of AS (N...
متن کاملMental health of failed asylum seekers as compared with pending and temporarily accepted asylum seekers.
BACKGROUND Asylum seekers (AS) and refugees often suffer from severe psychopathology in the form of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). As PTSD impacts memory functions, and as asylum applications rely on personal accounts, AS with PTSD are at more risk of being rejected than refugees. METHODS We studied the mental health of failed asylum seekers (FAS, N = 40) and a matched sample of AS (N...
متن کاملThe mental health needs of asylum seekers and refugees – challenges and solutions
Global events like wars and natural disasters have led to the refugee population reaching numbers not seen since the Second World War. Attitudes to asylum have hardened, with the potential to compromise the mental health needs of asylum seekers and refugees. The challenges in providing mental healthcare for asylum seekers and refugees include working with the uncertainties of immigration status...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7184.671