Michael G. Madianos University of Athens. Department of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences. School of Health Sciences. Athens, Greece Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. Acculturation an anthropological term introduced by Redfield, Linton and Herskovitch “comprehends those phenomena […]
Odd Steffen Dalgard Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. Background: Studies have shown that immigration may be associated with good as well as poor mental health, depending on the social context, […]
Patricia Gonzalez(1) and Monica Rosales(2) 1 San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA 2 City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. Depression is a major public health concern that […]
Guerda Nicolas, Darren Bernal and Seth T. Christman University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. Acculturation and Acculturative Stress have been shown to be important factors in understanding the mental health of immigrants […]
Eugene Tartakovsky The Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel Immigration and Mental Health: Stress, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and Refugees. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, 350 pages. This article analyses well-being of adolescents immigrating from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) to Israel without their parents. Immigrant […]
Marvasti JA. Conn Med. 2011 Mar;75(3):133-41. Over 1.9 million U.S. veterans have been deployed to the Middle East since 2001. Statistics show that when they return, a significant number of them will develop psychiatric/psychosomatic disorders. Many of these returning veterans will be seen in primary-care offices or at hospitals. It is important for physicians to […]
Marvasti JA.Conn Med. 2011 Mar;75(3):133-41. Over 1.9 million U.S. veterans have been deployed to the Middle East since 2001. Statistics show that when they return, a significant number of them will develop psychiatric/psychosomatic disorders. Many of these returning veterans will be seen in primary-care offices or at hospitals. It is important for physicians to be […]
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