WPA guidance on mental health and mental health care in migrants (Gupta, 2021)
Bhugra Dinesh Gupta Susham Bhui Kamaldeep Craig Tom K. J. Dogra Nisha Ingleby J. David Kirkbride James Moussaoui Driss Nazroo James Qureshi Adil Stompe Thomas Tribe Rachel.
Mental health, mental illness and migration 2021; 613.
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The purpose of this guidance is to review currently available evidence on mental health problems in migrants and to present advice to clinicians and policy makers on how to provide migrants with appropriate and accessible mental health services. The three phases of the process of migration and the relevant implications for mental health are outlined, as well as the specific problems of groups such as women, children and adolescents, the elderly, refugees, and asylum seekers, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. The concepts of cultural bereavement, cultural identity, and cultural congruity are discussed. The epidemiology of mental disorders in migrants is described. A series of recommendations to policy makers, service providers, and clinicians aimed to improve mental health care in migrants are provided, covering the special needs of migrants concerning pharmacotherapies and psychotherapies. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)