Conference paper
MIGRATION AND ACCULTURATION: WHAT WE CAN EXPECT IN THE FUTURE
Mevludin Hasanović
; Department of Psychiatry, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina; School of Medicine, University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dina Šmigalović
; Mental Health Care Center, Primary Health Care Center Kalesija, Kalesija, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Magbula Fazlović
; Mental Health Care Center, Primary Health Care Center Brčko, District of Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Abstract
The use of violence and aggression on civilians during the war has become one of the most prominent military events of the 20th and 21st centuries, resulting in an increasing number of refugees and displaced persons in the midst of regional and tribal conflicts. We are witnessing a daily increase in the number of migrants when people are fleeing from their homes because of human rights violations, persecution, poverty, and conflict. When found in “host” countries, they often encounter bad conditions, with uncertainty and instability. Many come to Europe in search of economic and personal opportunities for progress, where they face different types of process of acculturation. ‘Place loss’, acute and chronic trauma, family disorders, and family reunification issues became more and more important issues. Refugees, asylum seekers and irregular migrants have a higher risk for certain mental health disorders, including posttraumatic stress, depression and psychosis. In addition to being exposed to various risk factors for mental disorders, migrants often face barriers to access to adequate health care to address these issues. Some of the biggest challenges for migrant populations within “host” countries include: lack of knowledge of health care rights and health systems; poor knowledge of the language; different belief systems and cultural expectations of health care; and the general lack of trust in experts and in government. The rates of depressive and anxiety disorders usually increase over time, and poor mental health is associated with poor socioeconomic conditions - particularly with social isolation and unemployment. Acculturative stress often implies a high discrepancy in the acculturation between parents and their children. This dislocation of families in new conditions has been caused by the different degrees of acceptance of “new culture” by children and parents, which causes serious difficulties, especially in bilingual terms.
Keywords
migration; progress; acculturation; asylum; country of “host”
Hrčak ID:
262578
URI
Publication date:
15.9.2020.
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