Mental Health of Refugees and Asylum Seekers

by Tom Craig, Kamaldeep Bhui, Dinesh Bhugra

Thoughout the world the number of refugees and asylum seekers continues to increase at an astonishing rate. Given that most will have left their country due to persecution, war, or appalling violations of their human rights, many will have specific mental health needs. Cultural and
socioeconomic factors play a major role in expressions of distress, help seeking, pathways into care, and acceptance or rejection of treatments. Being a refugee or asylum...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199557225
• ISBN13: 9780199557226
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"