Trauma and Migration

Cultural Factors in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Traumatised Immigrants

Buch | Softcover

VIII, 257 Seiten

2016 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-35010-3 (ISBN)

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This book provides an overview of recent trends in the management of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorders that may ensue from distressing experiences associated with the process of migration. Although the symptoms induced by trauma are common to all cultures, their specific meaning and the strategies used to deal with them may be culture-specific. Consequently, cultural factors can play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of individuals with psychological reactions to extreme stress. This role is examined in detail, with an emphasis on the need for therapists to bear in mind that different cultures often have different concepts of health and disease and that cross-cultural communication is therefore essential in ensuring effective care of the immigrant patient. The therapist's own intercultural skills are highlighted as being an important factor in the success of any treatment and specific care contexts and the global perspective are also discussed.

Introduction - The Relevance of Trauma in Immigrants.- Cross-cultural Communication with Traumatised Immigrants.- Cross-cultural Competence in Handling with Traumatised Immigrants.- Clinical Diagnostic of Traumatised Immigrants.- Treatment Process of Traumatized immigrant Children and Adolescent.- Trauma-centered Therapy with EMDR.- Refugees and Asylum Seeker and Trauma.- Expert Opinion of Traumatised Immigrants.- Injured Helper.- Immigrants in an Outpatient Clinic for Traumatised Immigrants.- Cross-cultural Psychotherapy with Immigrants from Operational Zone.- Therapy Concept for Traumatised Refugees in Denmark.- Rethinking Trauma as a Global Challenge.

"This book gives an excellent overview over the epidemiology and relevance of the topic ... . European societies dedicated to humanitarian ideals have to respond to the question how to adequately deal with the weakest members of society. Traumatised refugees and other migrants are among these subjects, which deserve special attention and care. May this book help to provide them with the best available support!" (Andreas Heinz, museo-on.com, October, 2015)

Erscheinungsdatum	21.10.2016
Zusatzinfo	VIII, 257 p. 3 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Traumatherapie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
Schlagworte	asylum seekers • cross cultural psychology • Cultural Factors • Immigrant Patient • Intercultural skills • Medical counselling • Medicine • Medicine: general issues • Post-traumatic stress disorders • Psychiatry • psychotherapy • Psychotherapy and Counseling • Social, group or collective psychology • Trauma • Traumatized Immigrants
ISBN-10	3-319-35010-2 / 3319350102
ISBN-13	978-3-319-35010-3 / 9783319350103
Zustand	Neuware