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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.

Pubblicato
11 Gennaio 2023
Accettato
05 Settembre 2022
Presentato
31 Agosto 2022
Lingua
EN
ISBN (PRINT)
978-88-6969-636-7
ISBN (EBOOK)
978-88-6969-635-0

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

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

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