Structural and socio-cultural barriers to accessing mental healthcare among Syrian refugees and asylum seekers in Switzerland

Structural and socio-cultural barriers to accessing mental healthcare among Syrian refugees and asylum seekers in Switzerland

Background: Due to their experiences of major stressful life events, including post-displacement stressors, refugees and asylum seekers are vulnerable to developing mental health problems. Yet, despite the availability of specialized mental health services in Western European host countries, refugee...

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Main Authors: Nikolai Kiselev, Monique Pfaltz, Florence Haas, Matthis Schick, Marie Kappen, Marit Sijbrandij, Anne M. De Graaff, Martha Bird, Pernille Hansen, Peter Ventevogel, Daniela C Fuhr, Ulrich Schnyder, Naser Morina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-12-01
Series:European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Subjects:
mental healthcare services
refugee mental health
syrian refugees and asylum seekers
barriers
switzerland
qualitative study
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2020.1717825

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