Refugees - Psychology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Brain structural abnormalities and mental health sequelae in South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who survived traumatic head injury and torture.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: A pilot study of South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who had been incarcerated in Vietnamese reeducation camps and resettled in the United States disclosed significant mental health problems associated with torture and traumatic head ... Read more...

Gangster, victim or both? The interdiscursive construction of sameness and difference in self-presentations.

30 Aug 2009 The paper conceptualizes two contradictory discourses, both used by ethnic minority drug dealers in a street drug market in Oslo, Norway. Oppression discourse includes personal narratives of unemployment, racism and psycho-social problems, often ... Read more...

Rehabilitating torture survivors.

30 Aug 2009 Refugees have often been exposed to torture in their countries of origin. A core issue is the resulting multifaceted presentation of somatic, psychological and social problems in the same individual, leading to severe activity limitations and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Refugees - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Brain structural abnormalities and mental health sequelae in South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who survived traumatic head injury and torture. 30 Oct 2009
• Gangster, victim or both? The interdiscursive construction of sameness and difference in self-presentations. 30 Aug 2009
• Rehabilitating torture survivors. 30 Aug 2009
• Association of torture and other potentially traumatic events with mental health outcomes among populations exposed to mass conflict and displacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 3 Aug 2009
• Mission to Chad pinpoints sexual violence. 3 Aug 2009
• Non-Western interpreters' experiences of trauma: the protective role of culture following exposure to oppression. 30 Jul 2009
• Dua sakit (double sick): trauma and the settlement experiences of West Papuan refugees living in North Queensland. 30 Jul 2009
• Assessing mental health outcomes of political violence and civil unrest in Peru. 8 Jul 2009
• If I deliver the baby now. 29 Jun 2009
• Comparison of self-reported health & healthcare utilisation between asylum seekers and refugees: an observational study. 28 Jun 2009
• Depression and anxiety in labor migrants and refugees--a systematic review and meta-analysis. 15 Jun 2009
• Fire-related cognitions moderate the impact of risk factors on adjustment following wildfire disaster. 7 Jun 2009
• Post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidal behavior: A narrative review. 6 Jun 2009
• The mental health needs of refugee children: a review of literature and implications for nurse practitioners. 30 May 2009
• Working together for public health. 30 May 2009
• What research tells us about the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of Sudanese refugees: a literature review. 30 May 2009
• A qualitative study of mental health problems among children displaced by war in northern Uganda. 30 May 2009
• The validity and clinical utility of post-traumatic stress disorder in Afghanistan. 30 May 2009
• Exploring transplant opportunities in Hmong culture: a case report. 30 May 2009
• Nightmares among Cambodian refugees: the breaching of concentric ontological security. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Refugees'

Definition: Persons fleeing to a place of safety, especially those who flee to a foreign country or power to escape danger or persecution in their own country or habitual residence because of race, religion, or political belief. (Webster, 3d ed)

Descriptor UI: D012036

Alternative terms: Refugees; Refugee; Refugee Camps; Camp, Refugee; Camps, Refugee; Refugee Camp;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; education; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: M01.755;

Technical Notes: specify geog