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The issue of treatments for mental health problems can be controversial. There is a wide range of medical and therapeutic treatments on offer and we have provided information reflecting this range, without making value judgements about their use. However, a number of concerns have been raised over the years about the over-medicalisation of mental health treatments and practitioners have begun to explore the possibility of using complementary therapies, as well as exploring new kinds of 'talking cures'. It has also been noted that some treatments offered in the UK may not always be appropriate to all refugees, whose cultures may perceive mental health problems differently. [«] « prev | 1 | 2 | next » [»] Medical FoundationGuide to Health Workers Providing Care for Asylum Seekers and RefugeesAngela Burnett, 2002
This briefing for the Medical Foundation includes guidance on the mental health problems experienced by refugees, and the role of complementary therapies and traditional healthcare. (PDF)
NHS/DHMeeting the Health Needs of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UKAngela Burnett and Yohannes Fassil, 2002
This comprehensive resource pack for health care workers includes information on psychological therapies and counselling.
Health Needs of Asylum Seekers and RefugeesAngela Burnett and Michael Peel, British Medical Journal 322, pp. 544-547, 2001
This article "one of a series of three papers by two senior medical examiners from the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture" includes information on counselling.
The study of trauma victimsPatricia Cohen, New York Times, 1999
This article refers to a seminar at New York University on treating Kosovars arriving at Fort Dix and includes details of first hand experience of the chaos of the Bosnian refugee camps. It reports frustration at how difficult it was to help terrorised survivors cope with their trauma.
British Association for Counselling
Organisation offering information on counselling and registered counsellors. The site also includes guidance on how to find a therapist in your area.
Department of HealthChoosing Talking Therapies
This booklet produced by the Department of Health explains the types of psychological help available within the National Health Service (NHS). It gives an explanation of different types of talking therapies and how they may assist you.
MindThe Pros and Cons of Alternative TherapiesDr Katherine Darton
An article in Mind's magazine on race and mental health, Diverse Minds, looking at the use of alternative therapies and their application for mental health.
NICESchizophrenia Atypical Antipsychotics
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has made recommendations to the NHS (in England and Wales) about the use of atypical antipsychotics as an alternative to traditional medicines for the treatment of newly diagnosed schizophrenia.
Psychiatry OnlineTherapeutic Group Work with Adolescent Refugees in the Context of War and its Stresses
This study was conducted with 174 adolescent refugees from former Yugoslavia who were staying in a boarding school in Belgrade. It examines the use of therapeutic group work during their stay and finds that good social support can diminish stress after war.
Refugee Therapy Centre
This London based centre aims to provide culturally sensitive psychotherapeutic help for children and families of recently arrived refugees who are having problems of adjustment. The centre provides bilingual and intercultural counselling, psychotherapy, clinical, educational psychology and youth work to children, adolescents and families of refugees. Therapy is offered in Amharic, Arabic, Albanian, Bosnian, Farsi, French, German, Greek/Cypriot, Italian, Lingala, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Swahili, Somali, Tigrina and Ukrainian.
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