In:
Current Opinion in Psychiatry, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 37, No. 1 ( 2024-01), p. 18-22
Abstract:
Displaced persons around the world have intensified in the previous decade and are predicted to rise further with greater global instability. The mental health issues involved with fleeing one's home, and attempting to make a new life in a host country need to be understood and addressed- Recent findings Prevalence of anxiety and mood disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder appear to be higher for displaced peoples than for the population in the host country. This is consistent across different methods. Traumatic life events in the country of origin as well as during flight contribute to symptom severity. Factors in the host country increasing severity including isolation, discrimination, low social support. There are successfully implemented intercultural interventions at the individual level of the practitioner, as well as at the institutional level. Summary There are many possibilities for successful interventions in displaced people, realizing this at a scale appropriate to the size of the problem remains a challenge.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0951-7367
,
1473-6578
DOI:
10.1097/YCO.0000000000000904
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
2024
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2026976-6
