This short overview presents selected research topics in the field of migration related psychiatry. Selected findings are presented. The main topics of research are (1) epidemiology, (2) access barriers to mental health institutions, (3) influence of language on diagnosis and therapy, and (4) the development of culturally competent services. Research on these topics in Germany is insufficiently developed, if compared to neighboring countries in Europe or if compared internationally. Reasons for these deficits are discussed.

Ethnic-Groups Emigration-and-Immigration Transients-and-Migrants Cross-Cultural-Comparison multilingualism

Short Survey medical research medical literature Germany language cultural factor psychiatry epidemiological data mental health migration health care access