This article addresses the stressors immigrants and refugees face upon coming to the United States. The importance of an in-depth assessment of the reasons for leaving their homelands and immigrating to a new country, premigration, and migration histories, as well as postmigration losses and psychological distress, have been emphasized. The article also highlights the concept that not all immigrants have the same migration experience or face the same degree of obstacles and challenges upon arrival. © 2011 SAGE Publications.

Barriers immigrants resettlement premigration and migration stressors postmigration distress psychiatric disorders migration stressors Refugees Immigration trauma

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