Forced Migration and Mental Health Rethinking the Care of Refugees and Displaced Persons /

Ingleby, David

Forced Migration and Mental Health Rethinking the Care of Refugees and Displaced Persons / edited by David Ingleby - Boston, MA Springer Science + Business Media, Inc 2005 - Online-Ressource v.: digital - International and Cultural Psychology Series .

Includes bibliographical references and index Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminaries; Contributors; Contents; 1. EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION; 2. FROM TRAUMA TO SURVIVAL AND ADAPTATION; 3. TRANSFORMING LOCAL AND GLOBAL DISCOURSES; 4. TRAUMATIC STRESS IN CONTEXT; 6. "MY WHOLE BODY IS SICK ... MY LIFE IS NOT GOOD"; 7. MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR REFUGEE CHILDREN IN EXILE; 8. GETTING CLOSER; 9. KURDISH WOMEN REFUGEES; 10. BEYOND THE PERSONAL PAIN; 11. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE UK; 12. MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES; Author Index; Subject Index.

Although forced migration is not new in human history it has become, in our time, one of the world's major problems. In the last few decades, armed conflict and political unrest have created vast numbers of asylum seekers, refugees and displaced persons. This has led, in turn to increasing involvement of professional care workers and agencies, both governmental and nongovernmental. While there is no doubt on the part of helping parties that care is necessary, there is considerable debate about the kind of care that is needed. This book presents a critical review of mental health care provision

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10.1007/b99490 doi


Philosophy (General)
Psychology, clinical
Psychology, Applied.
Cultural pluralism.
Ethnicity--psychology
Ethnopsychology--methods
Mental Health Services--organization & administration
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic--ethnology
Refugees--psychology
Cultural Diversity
Psychology, Applied
Cultural pluralism
Psychology, Applied

Political refugees Mental health services Post-traumatic stress disorder Psychiatry, Transcultural Refugees Mental health services

RC451.4 / .F74

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2005 F-801 WA 305

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