Type:	Non-Fiction
Title:	Asylum seekers and refugees in Australia : issues of mental health and wellbeingCulture and mental health : current issues in transcultural mental health
Authors:	Barnes, Diane
Keywords:	Refugee communities;Mental health
Categories:	Culturally and Linguistically Diverse / Migrant / Refugee communities
Year:	2003
Publisher:	Transcultural Mental Health Centre, Parramatta
Notes:	This collection of essays addresses a range of issues associated with the legal and social status of refugees and asylum seekers in Australia, with particular emphasis on the mental health implications of escaping persecution, detention, temporary residency and integration into the community following the grant of a permanent visa. The introductory chapter presents an overview of Australia's humanitarian programme and the procedures governing asylum seekers. The essays in Part 1 discuss the vulnerability of particular groups of asylum seekers, such as children and young people in detention, East Timorese women and temporary visa holders. Part 2 focuses on specific mental health issues which arise in the context of resettlement, such as depression and post traumatic stress disorder, and the various coping strategies and models for intervention that might be utilised.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/11521
ISBN:	9781740800341
Physical description:	xix, 267 p. ; 25 cm.
Appears in Collections:	Books

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