Abstract The United States is a country of immigrants. With the exception of Native-
Americans, every other American is, or descends from, an immigrant. First and second …

Purpose To present a review of the literature concerning medically unexplained physical
symptoms in refugees. Methods We outline a variety of definitions and explanations of …

Consistent evidence documents the negative impacts of family separation on refugee mental
health and concerns for the welfare of distant family members and desire to reunite with …

An elderly woman was admitted to a major urban hospital for X rays and treatment of a hip
fracture. Her children also requested that she receive a psychiatric evaluation and …

The aim of the present research was to examine the experience of extended periods of
immigration detention from the perspective of previously detained asylum seekers and to …

Background Psychiatric outpatients with a refugee background have often been exposed to
a variety of potentially traumatizing events, with numerous negative consequences for their …

A decade after the 1994 Rwandan genocide, we interviewed a total of 68 Rwandan orphans
about their war experiences and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. The two …

The health needs of displaced populations vary widely. The question as to the demands
displaced populations place on health care resources and health care providers in their …

Background The 1994 genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda left about one million people dead in
a period of only three months. The present study aimed to examine the level of trauma …

Resumen Antecedentes En Colombia el conflicto armado interno es problema de salud
pública, dado que genera distintas formas de violencia (desapariciones, desplazamientos …