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Points to consider when treating asylum seekers and refugees

Points to consider when a language and culture are not shared

Possible Issues faced by Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Causes

• War
• Human rights abuses
• Persecution on grounds of politics, religion, gender or ethnicity

Resultant Losses

• Country
• Culture
• Family
• Profession
• Language
• Friends
• Plans for future

Issues in country of asylum

• Multiple change
• Psychological and practical adjustment
• Uncertain future
• Traumatic life events
• Hardship
• Racism
• Stereotyping by host community
• Unknown cultural traditions

Excerpts from Tribe, R., The Mental Health of Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 2002, Vol. 8: pp 240-248

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