Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
Volume 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-118

Surviving chernobyl in america: Physical and mental health needs of recent FSU immigrants to the united states (Article)

Foster R.M.P. , Branovan D.I.
  • a School of Social Work, New York University, 14 Cowdin Lane, Chappaqua, NY, 10514, United States
  • b Stanford University School of Medicine, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, 310 East 14 Street, New York, NY, 10003, United States

Abstract

This paper fills an informational gap for multidisciplinary providers of services to the former Soviet Union (FSU) immigrants in the United States, highlighting the long-term medical and mental health consequences of this group's pre-migration exposure to the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The international literature is selectively presented together with recent findings of Chernobyl mental health sequelae in a cohort residing in the United States. Guidelines for service providers, as well as Russian language health service resources in US cities populated by significant FSU communities, are also furnished. © 2006 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Nuclear trauma Chernobyl immigrants FSU immigrants Chernobyl

Index Keywords

Chernobyl Kiev [Ukraine] immigrant Eurasia Ukraine Eastern Europe health services Europe chernobyl accident United States mental health North America public health
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-33947709429&doi=10.1300%2fJ500v04n02_05&partnerID=40&md5=3d44d8d81430a3e73c857dbf38739356
DOI: 10.1300/J500v04n02_05
ISSN: 15562948
Original Language: English