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Migrants, refugees and mental health care in Europe
This article focuses on the provision of mental health services to migrants and refugees in Europe. It draws in particular on two recent studies, a mapping of mental health services for migrants and a study examining good practice in the mental health and social care of refugees. It is argued that research examining mental health provision for migrants and refugees is both timely and vital in addressing not only the needs of these groups but also in ensuring that services are responsive to these needs. A preoccupation only with determining the nature and extent of mental health problems in these populations may inadvertently obscure salient issues relating to interrelationships between service provision and the identification and treatment of mental health problems. It may also lead to an absence of attention towards important issues concerning the organisation and delivery of services. It is argued that not only should attention be given to services but that, further, these should be examined within the wider political, economic and social contexts in which they emerge and are sustained. Through placing services within these wider contexts realistic approaches towards the identification and dissemination of good practice can be developed.
History
Publication status
- Published
Journal
Hellenic Journal of PsychologyISSN
1790-1391Publisher
Ellenika Grammata - Hellenic Psychological SocietyPublisher URL
Volume
7Page range
21-37Department affiliated with
- Social Work and Social Care Publications
Full text available
- No
Peer reviewed?
- Yes