Annales Medico-Psychologiques
Volume 175, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 573-576

Social capital, mental health and migration [Capital social, santé mentale et immigration] (Article)

Tortelli A.* , Sauzé D. , Skurnik N.
  • a EPS Maison Blanche, Paris, France
  • b EPS Maison Blanche, Paris, France
  • c EPS Maison Blanche, Paris, France

Abstract

The concept of social capital is useful to study the impact of the interpersonal relationships/networks on the development, outcome, prevention and recovery of mental disorders. Among migrant populations, it seems to play a protective role in mental health, associated to better social support, resilience and less exposure to discrimination. In this paper, we will present the current data on this subject. Then we will discuss the use of this concept in the study of environmental risk factors of mental disorders and the need to construct contextual indicators, especially in minority groups. © 2017 Elsevier Masson SAS

Author Keywords

Concept Migration Resilience exclusion Mental health Protective factor Risk factor Social link Social capital

Index Keywords

environmental factor social network social capital social support social discrimination human relation Article mental disease mental health human migration
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85020117042&doi=10.1016%2fj.amp.2017.05.002&partnerID=40&md5=186fd920e342c002948069a57345156a
DOI: 10.1016/j.amp.2017.05.002
ISSN: 00034487
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English; French