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Migration and Mental Health of Arab Communities

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Mental Health, Mental Illness and Migration

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Abstract

A large proportion of global refugees come from the Arab region due to multiple recent and ongoing conflicts. This chapter is a resource for people wishing to take a culturally informed approach to working with Arab clients, with guidance on adapting mental health care, and draws on the available literature and clinical expertise. We provide an overview of shared characteristics in Arab culture that contribute to different conceptualizations, experiences, and processes relevant to the provision of mental health care for this population. We also summarize attitudes, barriers, and access to, and engagement in, help-seeking among this population, while discussing religious and cultural modes of coping. Finally, we summarize culturally/faith adapted and/or sensitive psychological interventions with this population.

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Hammad, J., Hamid, A. (2021). Migration and Mental Health of Arab Communities. In: Bhugra, D., Moussaoui, D., Ventriglio, A., Tribe, R. (eds) Mental Health, Mental Illness and Migration. Mental Health and Illness Worldwide. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0750-7_37-1

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