Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 36, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 107-119

Recommendations for Canadian mental health practitioners working with war-exposed immigrants and refugees (Article) (Open Access)

Kanagaratnam P.* , Pain C. , McKenzie K. , Ratnalingam N. , Toner B.
  • a Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Psychological Recovery Clinic, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • b Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • c Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • d Toronto, ON, Canada
  • e Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Abstract

With the inception of the mental health strategy for Canada, Changing Directions, Changing Lives, the ever increasing ethnic diversity in this country demands re-examination of our approaches to mental well-being and illness in the immigrant and refugee population arriving from war-torn countries. Contemporary clinical practice among mental health practitioners is not reflective of the emerging literature in this field, which points towards meaningful and culturally competent care. This article seeks to bridge the gap between existing knowledge and current practice, and provides recommendations for mental health practitioners who work with this population. © 2017 Canadian Periodical for Community Studies Inc. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Recommendations Immigrants and refugees Mental health War Clinical practice

Index Keywords

Canada psychological well-being immigrant clinical practice refugee transcultural care Article human human experiment
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85045459218&doi=10.7870%2fcjcmh-2017-010&partnerID=40&md5=ee3994e8a8c2550bf9ed6dbc0aac5964
DOI: 10.7870/cjcmh-2017-010
ISSN: 07133936
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English