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Chapter 7 - Risk and protective factors in mental health among migrants

from Section 1 - Epidemiology and inequalities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2011

By
Driss Moussaoui  and
Mohamed Agoub
Edited by
Dinesh Bhugra  and
Susham Gupta
Dinesh Bhugra
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry
Susham Gupta
Affiliation:
East London NHS Foundation Trust
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Summary

This chapter points out that risk factors for deteriorating mental health among migrants are not only multiple but also multidimensional and interactive. Migration is a universal phenomenon and is inherent to the human condition. Since migration is not just one phenomenon, but a whole process involving a series of events, it will be influenced by a number of factors at social and individual levels. During this stage, risk factors can be divided into two categories: factors depending on personal characteristics of migrants and those linked to environmental factors. Age at migration plays an important role in the adaptation and adjustment to the new society and may represent a risk factor for psychological distress. Protective factors prevent psychological distress and mental illness among migrants. The process of migration and subsequent cultural and social adjustments play a key role in the mental health of migrants.

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cultureeconomic inequalitiesmental healthpsychological distresssocial inequalitiespre-migrationpost-migrationmigration
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Migration and Mental Health , pp. 98 - 106
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010

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