Immigration and mental health

M Alegría, K Álvarez, K DiMarzio - Current epidemiology reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review While the experience of migration and resettlement in a new
country is associated with mental health risks, immigrants generally demonstrate better …

Immigrants and mental disorders in the united states: New evidence on the healthy migrant hypothesis

CP Salas-Wright, MG Vaughn, TC Goings, DP Miller… - Psychiatry …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Despite experiencing migration-related stress and social adversity, immigrants
are less likely to experience an array of adverse behavioral and health outcomes. Guided by …

Beyond cultural factors to understand immigrant mental health: neighborhood ethnic density and the moderating role of pre-migration and post-migration factors

SP Arévalo, KL Tucker, LM Falcón - Social Science & Medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Pre-migration and post-migration factors may influence the health of immigrants. Using a
cross-national framework that considers the effects of the sending and receiving social …

Mood, anxiety, and personality disorders among first and second-generation immigrants to the United States

CP Salas-Wright, N Kagotho, MG Vaughn - Psychiatry research, 2014 - Elsevier
A careful examination of the multigenerational relationship between immigrant status and
mental disorders can provide important information about the robustness and nature of the …

Immigration and mental health: Diverse findings in Asian, Black, and Latino populations

DT Takeuchi, M Alegría… - American journal of …, 2007 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Despite the increasing visibility of Asian, Latino, and Black immigrants in communities
across the country, little is understood about their health, especially their mental health. The …

A scoping review of literature about mental health and well-being among immigrant communities in the United States

DX Rodriguez, J Hill… - Health promotion practice, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Immigration—both the experience of migrating and events after migration—can affect the
mental health and well-being of immigrants and their communities. However, evidence …

Trauma, post-migration stress, and mental health: A comparative analysis of refugees and immigrants in the United States

CC Sangalang, D Becerra, FM Mitchell… - Journal of immigrant and …, 2019 - Springer
Numerous studies describe mental health effects of pre-migration trauma and post-
resettlement stress among refugees, yet less research examines these associations with …

“My health has improved because I always have everything I need here…”: A qualitative exploration of health improvement and decline among immigrants

JA Dean, K Wilson - Social science & medicine, 2010 - Elsevier
Immigrants in Canada constitute approximately 20% of the total population and will continue
to account for a significant portion of the country's population in the future. Accordingly, a …

Migration and social determinants of mental health: Results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey

B Salami, M Yaskina, K Hegadoren, E Diaz… - Canadian journal of …, 2017 - Springer
OBJECTIVES: Studies worldwide point to increased risk of mental health problems among
immigrants. However, the data on Canadian immigrants' mental health are ambiguous. To …

Immigration and mental health: Mexican Americans in the United States

JI Escobar, CH Nervi, MA Gara - Harvard review of psychiatry, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
The Hispanic population in the United States continues to expand rapidly due primarily to a
large flow of immigrants from Mexico. Historical observations of disadvantage in the …