EPA guidance mental health care of migrants.

Journal: European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists

Volume: 29

Issue: 2

Year of Publication: 2014

Affiliated Institutions:  Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, UK. Electronic address: dinesh.bhugra@kcl.ac.uk. East London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. Psychiatric University Clinic of Charité at St. Hedwig Hospital, Berlin, Germany. Center for Transcultural Psychiatry & Psychotherapy, Wahrendorff Clinic, Sehnde/Hannover, Germany. St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK. Servei de Psiquiatria, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain. University Hospitals, Leicester, UK. Department of Psychiatry of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco. Competence centre, Transcultural Psychiatry, Psychiatric Center Ballerup, Copenhagen, Denmark. Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Psychiatry, Bologna University, Bologna, Italy. Dipartimento Salute Mentale, Azienda USL, Bologna, Italy. University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.

Abstract summary 

Migration is an increasingly commonplace phenomenon for a number of reasons. People migrate from rural to urban areas or across borders for reasons including economic, educational or political. There is increasing recent research evidence from many countries in Europe that indicates that migrants are more prone to certain psychiatric disorders. Because of their experiences of migration and settling down in the new countries, they may also have special needs such as lack of linguistic abilities which must be taken into account using a number of strategies at individual, local and national policy levels. In this guidance document, we briefly present the evidence and propose that specific measures must be taken to improve and manage psychiatric disorders experienced by migrants and their descendants. This improvement requires involvement at the highest level in governments. This is a guidance document and not a systematic review.

Authors & Co-authors:  Bhugra D D Gupta S S Schouler-Ocak M M Graeff-Calliess I I Deakin N A NA Qureshi A A Dales J J Moussaoui D D Kastrup M M Tarricone I I Till A A Bassi M M Carta M M

Study Outcome 

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Authors :  14
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2014.01.003
SSN : 1778-3585
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Humans
Other Terms
Management;Mental health;Migrant;Migration;Psychiatric disorders;Psychiatric illnesses
Study Design
Study Approach
,Systemic Review
Country of Study
Publication Country
England