Immigration & Mental Health
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-61668-503-4 (ISBN)
Immigrants' voyages to a new land have been among the most exciting and noble of human endeavours. It is the amazing courage to flee oppression, to leave behind everything that is familiar, and to chance the hostility of a completely alien culture in order to find freedom, opportunity, and a better life. Immigrants often face difficulty adjusting to their new home in a new country for many reasons, including coping with trauma experienced in their native country, overcoming cultural and language barriers, and encountering discrimination. This can lead to severe and long-lasting psychological and behavioural problems, including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and a high risk for suicide.
Leo Sher, MD is a psychiatrist with a background in internal medicine. His areas of research and clinical expertise include neurobiology, diagnosis, and treatment of mood, anxiety, and personality disorders, alcoholism, and suicidal behavior. He is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Director of the Inpatient Psychiatry Service at the James J Peters VA Medical Center in New York. He has authored about 600 scientific publications, is a reviewer for numerous medical journals, the recipient of several awards and the first researcher in North America who introduced the use of the combined dexamethasone suppression/corticotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test for psychiatric purposes. Dr. Sher has experience as a forensic psychiatric expert and consultant.
Preface; A Model of Suicidal Behavior among Immigrants with Psychiatric Disorders; Immigration & Suicide: An Overview; Immigrants & Suicidal Behavior: The Role of Gender; Suicidal Behavior among Hispanic Immigrants in the United States; Suicidality & Acculturation in Hispanic Adolescents; Suicide amongst Britain's Immigrant Population: Data Sources, Analytical Approaches, & Main Findings; The Effects of Immigration on the Mental Health of Adolescents: Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Substance Abuse, Delinquent & Suicidal Behavior among Immigrant Youth; Acculturation & Mental Disorders among Immigrants; Immigration, Psychosocial Factors & Psychological Distress, with Focus on Perceived Control & Social Integration; Depression among Latinos in the United States; Acculturation, Acculturative Stress, & Depression among Haitians in the United States; Changes in the Psychological Well-Being of Immigrants: A Three-Year Longitudinal Study of Immigrant Adolescents Including the Pre-Migration Period; Mental Health Problems among Immigrants in Israel; Epidemiology of Mental Health Problems among Immigrants. Case of Korean immigrants in Brazil; Successful Use of Mental Health Migration Models: The New Zealand Experience; Substance Use Disorder among Immigrants in the United States; Alcohol Drinking & Treatment among Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) in Israel: Review of Recent Publications January 2007-June 2009; The Motives for Migration; The Social & Cultural Context of Immigration & Stress; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Integration of Biological & Psychosocial Aspects; Impulsivity: A New Concept for an Old Idea; Not Just Another Pretty Face: The Cross-Cultural Perception & Social Ramifications of Facial Attractiveness; Index.
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 260 x 180 mm |
| Gewicht | 874 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61668-503-4 / 1616685034 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61668-503-4 / 9781616685034 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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