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Mental Distress, Economic Hardship and Expectations of Life in Canada among Sudanese Newcomers

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ID2394589
AutoresLaura Simich (University of Toronto), Hayley Hamilton (University of Toronto), Hayley A Hamilton (0000-0001-8583-5872, University of Toronto), B Khamisa Baya (University of Toronto)
Año2006
Volumen43
Número3
Páginas418-444
Fecha de publicación2006-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaTranscultural Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1363-4615 • E-ISSN: 1461-7471
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1363461506066985
PMID17090626
OpenAlexW2100954016
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas51
Referencias citadas45

As part of a settlement needs assessment of 220 recently arrived Sudanese refugees and immigrants in seven cities, we examined overall health status, indicators of mental distress, economic hardship and expectations of life in Canada. Data were collected in a community-based study using qualitative and quantitative techniques. Results indicate that those Sudanese for whom life in Canada was not what they expected and those who experienced economic hardship as measured by worry over having enough money for food or medicine experienced poorer overall health and reported a greater number of symptoms of psychological distress. After controlling for demographic and related variables, we found that individuals who were experiencing economic hardship were between 2.6 and 3.9 times as likely to experience loss of sleep, constant strain, unhappiness and depression, and bad memories as individuals who do not experience hardship. Healthcare providers should be aware of how postmigration social disadvantages may increase the risk of mental distress particularly among refugees

Anxiety · Distress · Immigration · Mental distress · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Refugee · Worry · Clinical Psychology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Gerontology

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