Migration Mental Health: Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Persons

Kronick, Rachel; Jarvis, G. Eric; Kirmayer, Laurence J.

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“…These can result from pre-and post-migration stressors including past trauma (Silove et al, 1997;Mekki-Berrada et al, 2001;Carswell et al, 2011), loss of social support networks (Carswell et al, 2011;Li et al, 2016;Miller and Rasmussen, 2017), racism and discrimination (Silove et al, 1997;Li et al, 2016;Miller and Rasmussen, 2017), barriers to employment (Silove et al, 1997;Li et al, 2016;Miller and Rasmussen, 2017), financial difficulties and poor housing conditions (Li et al, 2016;Miller and Rasmussen, 2017) and navigating immigration authorities (Silove et al, 1997;Mekki-Berrada et al, 2001;Li et al, 2016;Miller and Rasmussen, 2017). Rates of depression, anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder are estimated to be as high as 40% in refugee and asylum-seeking populations (Turrini et al, 2017), even as the literature increasingly acknowledges the resilience and potential for post-traumatic growth in this population (Kronick et al, 2023).…”

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Community gardens as psychosocial interventions for refugees and migrants: a narrative review

Ramburn

Kronick

2023

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Purpose Community gardens are increasingly used as interventions during the resettlement of refugees and other migrants. Little is known about how garden programs might support their mental health and wellbeing. Given the links between climate change and forced migration, community gardens are especially relevant, as they can also support climate change mitigation. This study aims to document psychosocial outcomes of gardening programs for refugees and migrants, and mechanisms leading to these outcomes. Design/methodology/approach The authors searched major databases and the grey literature up to 2021, resulting in the inclusion of 17 peer-reviewed and 4 grey literature articles in a thematic, qualitative analysis. Findings Four consistent themes arose from the analysis: community gardening programs promoted continuity and adaptation (81% of articles), social connectedness (81%), overall wellbeing (95%) and a sense of meaning and self-worth (67%). The results suggest that community gardens can strengthen psychosocial pillars that are key to the recovery and resettlement of refugees and migrants. The land-based and social nature of community gardening may enable connections to the land and others, nurture a sense of belonging in the host country and provide a link to the past for those from agricultural backgrounds. Research limitations/implications Further participatory action research is needed to develop guidelines for the successful implementation of community gardens by resettlement organisations. Originality/value This review indicates that community gardens can be effective psychosocial interventions as part of a network of services supporting the resettlement of refugees and migrants.

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Community gardens as psychosocial interventions for refugees and migrants: a narrative review

Ramburn

Kronick

2023

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“Dem sey mi mad”: a scoping review of the attitudes and beliefs of English-speaking Afro-Caribbeans about psychosis

Knight,

Yang,

Jarvis

2024

Front. Psychiatry

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IntroductionThe mental health disparities suffered by the English-speaking Afro-Caribbean diaspora living with psychosis in North America and the United Kingdom have been well described for decades, but the root causes of these disparities remain poorly understood. Part of the problem may be that the attitudes and beliefs of Caribbean communities regarding psychosis have never been systematically assessed. Such an inquiry could lay the foundation for changes to how psychiatric services for psychosis are implemented with migrant Caribbean communities. The ideal would be a re-design of services, or cultural adaptation of care, based on input from community members, patients, and their families, with the hope that disparities of care would be reduced or eliminated as clinicians co-create interventions that are more appropriate and acceptable to Caribbean people. To lay the groundwork of such an important endeavor, we investigated the shared attitudes, beliefs, experiences, practices, and traditions of English-speaking Afro-Caribbean people in relation to psychosis and psychiatric care.MethodsWe conducted a scoping review by searching Medline, PsychINFO and Scopus, reviewing 764 articles, and selecting 220 for thematic content analysis.ResultsWe highlighted the heterogeneity in the Caribbean diaspora living in North America and the UK. Five principal themes emerged: (1) The enduring effects of colonialism on the psychiatric care of Afro-Caribbean migrants; (2) The effects of adaptation to migration on the experience of psychosis; (3) Pervasive cultural mistrust of psychiatry and mental health institutions; (4) A collective approach to life; and (5) The role of religion and spirituality in the understanding of psychosis.ConclusionHistorical, sociocultural, and geopolitical themes characterize the English Afro-Caribbean experience of psychosis and inform culturally adapted clinical interventions for patients with psychosis and their families. Careful attention to these adaptations will reduce clinical bias and misdiagnosis, optimize adherence to treatment, engage patients and families in recovery, and ultimately, reduce treatment disparities while empowering Afro-Caribbean people and their communities. By bringing forward the themes in this chapter, individual clinicians will be given tools to change how they work with Caribbean people with psychosis in addition to laying the foundation for higher order changes in the mental health professions and society as a whole.

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Migration Mental Health: Immigrants, Refugees, and Displaced Persons

Cited by 2 publications

References 103 publications

Community gardens as psychosocial interventions for refugees and migrants: a narrative review

Community gardens as psychosocial interventions for refugees and migrants: a narrative review

“Dem sey mi mad”: a scoping review of the attitudes and beliefs of English-speaking Afro-Caribbeans about psychosis

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