An Uncertain Safety : Integrative Health Care for the 21st Century Refugees / edited by Thomas Wenzel, Boris Drožđek.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wenzel, T. (Thomas), 1960- editor.

Drožđek, Boris, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Medicine (Springer-11650)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychiatry.

Psychotherapy.

Emigration and immigration.

Clinical health psychology.

Migration.

Health Psychology.

Local Subjects:

Psychiatry.

Psychotherapy.

Migration.

Health Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXIX, 442 pages) : 13 illustrations, 7 illustrations in color

Edition:

First edition 2019.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This book addresses the psychosocial and medical issues of forced migration due to war, major disasters and political as well as climate changes, in the context of public health and linked to organizational, legal and practical strategies that can offer guidance to professionals, as well as governmental and non-governmental organizations. Both internal and international displacement present substantial challenges that require new solutions and integrated approaches. Issues covered include an overview of current health challenges in the new refugee crises, medicine and mental health in disaster areas, long-term displacement and mental health, integration of legal, medical, social and health economic issues, children and unaccompanied minors, ethical challenges in service provision, short and long-term issues in host countries, models of crises intervention, critical issues, such as suicide prevention, new basic and "minimal" intervention models adapted to limited resources in psychosocial and mental health care, rebuilding of health care in post-disaster/conflict countries, training and burn-out prevention. The book was developed in collaboration with the World Psychiatric Association. .

Contents:

Introduction

Part 1 The Background to Refugee Movements and Mental Health

Background: History of Refugees and Public Health

Background: Interdisciplinary Aspects of the present refugee crises: Global Aspects and the Near East

Interdisciplinary Aspects of the present refugee crises: Europe

Creating and preventing violence: An integrated approach

The role of international health care and political organisations: Changes and limitations

Ethical and legal standards and challenges

Overview: vulnerable groups: women and gender based aspects, trafficking

Part 2 In Crises Regions: Challenges, Short and Long-term Interventions

Integrative Interventions in crises regions

Public Health in transitional and permanent camps

Medical Aspects

Psychosocial Aspects and vulnerable groups (women, the elderly, children, child soldiers)

Rebuilding Public Health after Man Made Disasters

Psychosocial health after Violence: Community and group oriented approaches

Curative and transitional justice in psychosocial reconstruction - what works ?

Medical Anthropology and Public Health Systems

Special situations: Places of detention

Part 3 Host countries - Resources and Challenges

First time interventions, housing and basic needs

Medical Aspects of care in host countries

Psychosocial Aspects and the WHO models, vulnerable groups, unaccompanied minors

Psychotherapy and psychosocial support: New Models

Long-Term integration of refugees

Embedding refugees in health care systems

Working in transcultural settings and the UNHCR translators models.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-3-319-72914-5

9783319729145

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