Refugee Migration and Health

Refugee Migration and Health
Author: Alexander Krämer
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2018-12-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3030031551

This book focuses on the closely interlinked areas of refugee migration and health. It discusses the main challenges of the recent unprecedented, extremely diverse and mostly unregulated refugee migration wave for Germany and Europe, and offers a broader view of refugee health from a European perspective. Health issues can lead to several challenges for refugees as well as healthcare providers, and as such the book also examines the requirements for the management of migrant populations in terms of medical care and health system adaptations, and includes theoretical aspects of refugee migration and health as well as various perspectives on the latest developments. Lastly, it describes the healthcare system demands and responses for short- and long-term care of refugees.

Health Among the Elderly in Germany

Health Among the Elderly in Germany
Author: Gabriele Doblhammer-Reiter
Publisher: Verlag Barbara Budrich
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2014-11-19
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3847402889

Whether increasing life expectancy leads to better health remains still controversial. Three topics are explored: (1) vanguard groups which inform about possible levels of health if the general social and environmental conditions were to approach those of the vanguard group; (2) the social and behavioral determinants of health differentiated into proximal and distal factors; (3) vulnerable groups such as migrants and the health differences between migrant groups. Newly available population-based data as well as new study designs and advanced statistical modelling form the basis for the empirical analyses.

Trauma, Flight and Migration

Trauma, Flight and Migration
Author: Vivienne Elton
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2022-09-19
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 100065303X

This book brings together leading international psychoanalysts to discuss what psychoanalysis can offer to people who have experienced trauma, flight, and migration. The four parts of the book cover several elements of this work, including psychoanalytic projects beyond the couch, and collaboration with the UN. Each chapter presents an example of the applications of psychoanalysis with a specific group or in a particular context, from working with refugees in China to understanding the experiences of women who have witnessed political violence in Peru. Psychoanalytic work with Trauma, Flight and Migration provides a compelling exploration of the international contributions made by psychoanalysis. This innovative book will be essential reading for psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists looking to learn more about working with people who have experienced the impact of traumatic movement or migration.

Validity Issues in Quantitative Migrant Health Research

Validity Issues in Quantitative Migrant Health Research
Author: Patrick Brzoska
Publisher: Peter Lang
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2010
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9783631594483

Researchers studying the health of migrants frequently use standard quantitative instruments to assess psychological constructs. Such instruments are often validated only in the respective source population of migrants. For example, when studying Turkish migrants in Germany, instruments validated in Turkey are applied. However, considerable differences in culture and language may have developed between migrants and their source population. These differences limit the validity and reliability of quantitative instruments, a problem that is often overlooked. Using the example of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R), the authors demonstrate that instruments known to be valid and reliable in source populations may lead to biased results when applied to migrant populations.

Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Healthcare for Migrants

Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Healthcare for Migrants
Author: Katja Kuehlmeyer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2018-12-07
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1351676520

Numerous important issues arise in relation to the health of, and healthcare for (and by), migrants. Much commentary on the migrant crisis and healthcare has focused on the allocation of resources, with less discussion of the needs of, and provision for, migrants. Presenting a comparative perspective on the UK and Germany, this volume increases knowledge of a broad spectrum of challenges in healthcare provision for migrants. ‘Migration’ is deliberately understood in its broadest sense and includes not only migrant patients but also migrant healthcare professionals. The book’s content is diverse, with insights from healthcare ethics, healthcare law, along with clinical perspectives as well as perspectives from the social sciences. The collection provides normative reflections on current issues, and presents data from empirical studies. By informing researchers, politicians and healthcare practitioners about approaches to challenges arising in healthcare provision for migrants, the collection seeks to inform the development of adequate and ethically appropriate strategies.

Current Catalog

Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 508
Release:
Genre: Medicine
ISBN:

First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.

Living in Two Homes

Living in Two Homes
Author: Mariella Espinoza Herold
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2017-04-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1787146308

This book gathers researchers from across the globe to examine paradigms, policies, and practices for developing an inclusive intercultural and transnational framework to reduce societal inequities brought about by transnational migration. This is necessary to positively integrate culturally-diverse families into schools and societies.