Access to mental health services for trauma survivors / Reply
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2007
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John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
Kilic et al. s paper on earthquake survivors (1) is an interesting exploration of the multiple challenges faced by survivors and relocated populations. It would have been useful to see an evaluation of survivors awareness of, and success in gaining, access to local health services, both at a primary care and secondary care level, and how this had affected their ability to seek and follow treatment for their mental health problems. The authors indicate that the prevalence of PTSD and depression in the migrant group appears to be similar to that found by other researchers examining those who remained in the affected areas. Both of these populations are likely to have difficulty in accessing mental health care services for different reasons. Services in the affected area are likely to have suffered both physical damage to facilities as well as loss of staff due to death, injury or family and social difficulties following the earthquake. Survivors moving to another area may find it difficult to prioritize seeking out a family doctor and looking after their own health amongst all the other tasks that are necessary in resettlement. There may also be cultural and language barriers to access in countries with different ethnic and language groups like Turkey. Survivors returning to their own unaffected communities are likely to be much more effective in accessing treatment for their mental and physical health problems and may also be able to prioritize these above other practical issues in a way that migrant individuals are not able to do.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Mental health
Kaynak
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
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115
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3
