Migration, Violence, Mental Health

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_15118
dc.contributor.author	Aragona Massimiliano
dc.contributor.author	Geraci Salvatore
dc.contributor.author	Mazzetti Marco
dc.title	Migration, Violence, Mental Health. Psychotraumatology, Health Policies and Protection
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	This chapter discusses psychopathological issues related to migration in general, and to the so-called ‘forced migrants’ in particular. The latter are those migrants who are forced to flee their countries to save themselves from violence. As a consequence, they are more at risk for mental health issues due to the lack of a migration project (which is a resilience factor in migrants) and to the psychotraumatic experiences they suffer. We will describe the psychopathological reactions in traumatised persons, the effect of re-traumatisation they suffer during the migratory trip, and the role of Post-Migration Living Difficulties occurring in Italy in worsening the mental health of asylum seekers. Moreover, a brief section on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on these persons will be added, focusing on mental health service utilisation. Finally, we will discuss the difficulties of the Italian National Health Service in adequately healing these persons, and the indication given by the Italian National Guidelines to create services dedicated to these topics.
dc.relation.ispartof	Società e trasformazioni sociali
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2023-01-11
dc.dateAccepted	2022-09-05
dc.dateSubmitted	2022-08-31
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-636-7/migration-violence-mental-health/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-635-0/012
dc.identifier.issn	2610-9085
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9689
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-636-7
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-635-0
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Borders
dc.subject	Crimes against humanity
dc.subject	Mental Health
dc.subject	Mental health
dc.subject	Migration
dc.subject	Migration, Violence
dc.subject	Principle of non-refoulement
dc.subject	Psychotraumatology
dc.subject	Readmission agreements
dc.subject	Torture
dc.subject	Violence

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Migration, Violence, Mental Health

Psychotraumatology, Health Policies and Protection

Massimiliano Aragona National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (INMP/NIHMP), Rome, Italy

Salvatore Geraci Italian Society of Migration Medicine; Caritas Health Area, Rome, Italy

Marco Mazzetti Psychiatrist, Teaching Transactional Analyst, Milan; Italian Society of Migration Medicine; Caritas Health Area, Rome, Italy

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abstract

This chapter discusses psychopathological issues related to migration in general, and to the so-called ‘forced migrants’ in particular. The latter are those migrants who are forced to flee their countries to save themselves from violence. As a consequence, they are more at risk for mental health issues due to the lack of a migration project (which is a resilience factor in migrants) and to the psychotraumatic experiences they suffer. We will describe the psychopathological reactions in traumatised persons, the effect of re-traumatisation they suffer during the migratory trip, and the role of Post-Migration Living Difficulties occurring in Italy in worsening the mental health of asylum seekers. Moreover, a brief section on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on these persons will be added, focusing on mental health service utilisation. Finally, we will discuss the difficulties of the Italian National Health Service in adequately healing these persons, and the indication given by the Italian National Guidelines to create services dedicated to these topics.

Published

Jan. 11, 2023

Accepted

Sept. 5, 2022

Submitted

Aug. 31, 2022

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ISBN (PRINT)

978-88-6969-636-7

ISBN (EBOOK)

978-88-6969-635-0

Keywords: Migration • Mental health • Crimes against humanity • Principle of non-refoulement • Torture • Mental Health • Violence • Migration, Violence • Readmission agreements • Borders • Psychotraumatology

permalink: http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-635-0/012

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