Author(s) : Manon Bourguignon, Muriel Katz-Gilbert
Source : https://doi.org/10.3917/cpc.054.0131
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Archives de Tag: psychological problems
« Un parcours semé d’embûches ! » : Procédure d’asile et transition à la majorité des mineurs non-accomagnés porteurs d’un permis provisoire (F) : quels sont les impacts sur leur santé mentale ?
Author(s) : Elodie Marguerat
Source : https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_S_29463
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Détresse psychologique et stress post-traumatique chez les déboutés de l’asile en hébergement collectif / Psychological distress and post-traumatic stress disorder in rejected asylum claimants in collective accommodation
Author(s) : Clarence Loosli-Avimadjessi, Jacqueline Wosinski, Marie-Laure Vetterli, Pascale Delafont
Source : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.refiri.2015.01.003
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A Point in the Heart: Concepts of Emotional Distress Among Albanian-Speaking Immigrants in Switzerland
Author(s) : Mirëlinda Shala, Naser Morina, Corina Salis Gross, Andreas Maercker, Eva Heim
Source : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11013-019-09638-5
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Refugees and Health in Switzerland
Author(s) : Thomas Geisen, Lea Widmer
Source : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03155-8_14
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« Refugees and people with refugee backgrounds are a significant and socially distinct group in Switzerland. They are burdened by their past, e.g. they may be suffering ongoing trauma due to personal experiences of violence and torture, or having continuing social and psychological problems. Little research has been done into the psycho-social situations of refugees in Switzerland in recent decades, even if health is considered an important resource for refugees, e.g. for language learning and labour market participation. Currently available data and literature on the health of refugees in Switzerland indicate that refugees are an at-risk group, regardless of their country of origin. At the same time, individual health and wellbeing are considered important resources for newly-arriving refugees. While current public and political debates focus mainly on the challenges of labour market participation, they leave out discussion of the health of refugees and what measures should be introduced to improve it. Therefore, the health situation of refugees in Switzerland is somewhat ambiguous: On the one hand, general health treatment is covered by the obligatory health insurance scheme, but on the other hand, access to special treatment is limited because of a lack of treatment capacities, e.g. for trauma. Because health is so important, there is an urgent need to ensure that refugees have access to sufficient medical and psychological treatment, close to their arrival in Switzerland. »
Soins psychiatriques pour les requérants d’asile à Genève : une approche multidisciplinaire pour préserver la singularité des soins
Author(s) : Natacha Premand, Javier Bartolomei, Rachel Baeriswyl-Cottin, Ariel Eytan, Panteleimon Giannakopoulos, Marianne Gex-Fabry, Brigitte Coraboeuf
Source : https://www.revmed.ch/RMS/2013/RMS-N-398/Soins-psychiatriques-pour-les-requerants-d-asile-a-Geneve
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The public health response for greater efficiency in the treatment of unaccompanied refugee minors in Switzerland
Author(s) : Javier Sanchis Zozaya, P Bodenmann, J Blaser, M Côté, …
Source : https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cky048.083
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Health Care Needs for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Adolescents: A Retrospective Study from An Adolescent Health Unit in Switzerland
Author(s) : Patseadou Magdalini, Francoise Narring, Catherine Chamay-Weber
Source : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.11.221
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Challenging future, challenging past: the relationship of social integration and psychological impairment in traumatized refugees
Author(s) : Matthis Schick, Andre Zumwald, Bina Knöpfli, Angela Nickerson, Richard A. Bryant, Ulrich Schnyder, Julia Müller, Naser Morina
Source : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4756625/
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Background
Refugees have been shown to present high prevalence rates of trauma-related mental disorders. Despite their psychological impairment, they are expected to meet high functional requirements in terms of social integration into, and financial independence from, the host society.
Methods
This cross-sectional study examined the relationship of mental health problems, post-migration living difficulties (PMLD), and social integration in a sample of 104 refugees seeking treatment for severe posttraumatic stress and comorbid symptoms in two outpatient clinics in Switzerland.
Results
Despite an average time of residence in Switzerland of over 10 years, participants showed poor integration and a high number of PMLD. Integration difficulties were closely associated with psychological symptoms, but not with socio-demographic parameters such as education or visa status.
Conclusions
Psychological impairment in treatment-seeking traumatized refugees is associated with poor integration. To foster social integration, it is crucial to better understand and address the specific needs of this highly vulnerable population.
Keywords: Integration, mental health, migration, posttraumatic stress, post-migration living difficulties, PTSD, refugees
Impact of migration on illness experience and help-seeking strategies of patients from Turkey and Bosnia in primary health care in Basel
Author(s) : D. Gilgen, D. Maeusezahl, C. Salis Gross, E. Battegay, P. Flubacher
Source : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2004.04.002
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Migration, particularly among refugees and asylum seekers, poses many challenges to the health system of host countries. This study examined the impact of migration history on illness experience, its meaning and help-seeking strategies of migrant patients from Bosnia and Turkey with a range of common health problems in general practice in Basel, Switzerland. The Explanatory Model Interview Catalogue, a data collection instrument for cross-cultural research which combines epidemiological and ethnographic research approaches, was used in semi-structured one-to-one patient interviews. Bosnian patients who had more traumatic migration experiences than Turkish/Kurdish or Swiss internal migrants reported a larger number of health problems than the other groups. Psychological distress was reported most frequently by all three groups in response to focussed queries, but spontaneously reported symptoms indicated the prominence of somatic, rather than psychological or psychosocial, problems. Among Bosnians, 78% identified traumatic migration experiences as a cause of their illness, in addition to a range of psychological and biomedical causes. Help-seeking strategies for the current illness included a wide range of treatments, such as basic medical care at private surgeries, outpatients department in hospitals as well as alternative medical treatments among all groups. Findings provide a useful guide to clinicians who work with migrants and should inform policy in medical care, information and health promotion for migrants in Switzerland as well as further education of health professionals on issues concerning migrants health.
