European Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 95-108

Acculturation, demoralization and psychiatric disorders among repatriated Greek migrants in a rural area (Article)

Madianos M.G.* , Bilanakis N. , Liakos A.
  • a Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, University of Athens, Greece, Department of Psychiatry, University of Athens, C.M.H-C. Byron-Kessariani, 14 Delou str., Kessariani 161 21, Athens, Greece
  • b Delvinaki Community Health Center, Jannina, Greece
  • c Department of Psychiatry, Division of Medicine, University of Jannina, Greece

Abstract

The paper reports on survey data on the relationship between acculturation and the prevalence of mental disorders in 198 Greek migrants who were repatriated from Western Europe in Jannina, a north-western province of Greece. Our hypothesis was that acculturation process in the host country may play a role in the adjustment of the former migrants influencing the manifestation of psychopathology. In fact respondents who were more acculturated during their stay in the host country, have been classified as mentally impaired or demoralized reporting a high number of non specific symptoms of distress in the Langner scale. Psychiatrite 'case' identification was also found to be related to the levels of acculturation. The effect of certain independent variables on acculturation is discussed.

Author Keywords

Acculturation Migration Greece Demoralization

Index Keywords

mental deficiency schizophrenia human anxiety neurosis coping behavior social interaction Western Europe alcoholism dysthymia mental disease male female stress Greece cultural factor Article major clinical study adult migration affective neurosis
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ISSN: 02136163
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English