Current research in transcultural psychiatry in the Nordic countries

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ID2394988
AutoresSolvig Ekblad (0000-0002-8073-5415, Karolinska Institutet), Marianne Carisius Kastrup (Centre for Transcultural Psychiatry), Marianne Kastrup (Transcultural Mental Health Institute)
Año2013
Volumen50
Número6
Páginas841-857
Fecha de publicación2013-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaTranscultural Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1363-4615 • E-ISSN: 1461-7471
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1363461513511181
PMID24301661
OpenAlexW2155991050
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas25

This article discusses major themes in recent transcultural psychiatric research in the Nordic countries from 2008 to 2011: (a) epidemiological studies of migration, (b) indigenous populations, and (c) quality of psychiatric care for migrants. Over the past several decades, the populations of the Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, which were relatively homogeneous, have become increasingly culturally diverse. Many migrants to Nordic countries have been exposed to extreme stress, such as threats of death and/or torture and other severe social adversities before, during, and after migration, with potential effects on their physical, mental, social, and spiritual health. Growing interest in transcultural issues is reflected in the level of scientific research and clinical activity in the field by Nordic physicians, psychologists, social scientists, demographers, medical anthropologists, as well as other clinicians and policy planners. Research includes work with migrants and indigenous minorities in the Nordic countries, as well as comparisons with mental health in postconflict countries. We conclude by suggesting future directions for transcultural psychiatry research and providing guidelines for the education and training of future clinicians in the Nordic countries

Economic growth · Indigenous · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma