Transcultural Psychiatry
Volume 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 459-481

Ethical Research in Refugee Communities and the Use of Community Participatory Methods (Article)

Ellis B.H.* , Kia-Keating M. , Yusuf S.A. , Lincoln A. , Nur A.
  • a Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, United States
  • b University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
  • c Whittier Street Health Center
  • d Northeastern University, United States
  • e Somali Development Center, United States

Abstract

This article describes the distinct challenges associated with conducting ethical research with refugees. A case example of an ongoing study of stigma and access to mental health treatment among Somali refugee adolescents resettled in the USA is presented. In developing the study, standard research paradigms were critically examined in order to take account of the unique aspects of Somali culture and experience. Community participatory methods were adopted to uphold both ethical and methodological rigor in the research. A participatory approach for developing ethical protocols within different refugee communities is recommended. © 2007, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Community participatory research Mental health Ethics Somalia Refugee

Index Keywords

refugee methodology community care mental health ethics Refugees access to information mental health research research ethics Mental Disorders United States Humans Adolescent cultural factor stigma Community Mental Health Services Article experience Somalia Community-Institutional Relations public health
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-35248822756&doi=10.1177%2f1363461507081642&partnerID=40&md5=ac4d9a2274e390064b036676ae7ec307
DOI: 10.1177/1363461507081642
ISSN: 13634615
Cited by: 73
Original Language: English