This study was established to assess the impact that psychosocial factors have on the
mental health of Somali refugees and how Somali people's perception of mental illness …

Background Mental health conditions have been shown to disproportionately affect those
from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. Somali communities globally …

There is existing international literature which shows a general trend of higher rates of
mental health problems in refugees. However, there is significant inconsistency in these …

Migration is known to be associated with poor health outcomes for certain marginalised and
socially disadvantaged populations. This paper reviews a number of reasons why …

International mobility has increased steadily in recent times, bringing along a myriad of
health, social and health system challenges to migrants themselves and the host nations …

This article explores the perceived mental-health-care access barriers affecting the resettled
refugee population in Eastleigh, Kenya. Findings suggest that the main barriers to accessing …

Methods Participants There were 54 participants interviewed, 29 females and 25 males from
different households, ranging in age from 18 to 63 years, with an average age of 34.6 years …

Access to mental health services is essential to improving health and well-being of
population groups including migrants. This paper describes views and perspectives of …

Refugees and asylum-seekers have many health needs, and access to health services is
often complicated by language barriers and a lack of properly trained interpreters and health …

Background: In recent years, research has started to draw attention to the notion that
Western biomedical concepts of mental illness such as depression may not be recognised …