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SynthesisTranscultural psychiatry2023

Health professionals' experiences of and attitudes towards mental healthcare for migrants and refugees in Europe: A qualitative systematic review.

E Peñuela-O'Brien, M W Wan, D Edge, K Berry

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Synthesis in Transcultural psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  16. Resettlement Workforce Perspectives on Mental Health Care of Refugees.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

E Peñuela-O'BrienDivision of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, 5292University of Manchester.ORCID 0000-0001-9433-2505
M W WanDivision of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, 5292University of Manchester.
D EdgeDivision of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, 5292University of Manchester.
K BerryDivision of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, 5292University of Manchester.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Migrants living in Europe constitute over half of the world's international migrants and are at higher risk of poor mental health than non-migrants, yet also face more barriers in accessing and engaging with services. Furthermore, the quality of care received is shaped by the experiences and attitudes of health professionals. The aim of this review was to identify professionals' attitudes towards migrants receiving mental healthcare and their perceptions of barriers and facilitators to service provision. Four electronic databases were searched, and 23 studies met the inclusion criteria. Using thematic synthesis, we identified three themes: 1) the management of multifaceted and complex challenges associated with the migrant status; 2) professionals' emotional responses to working with migrants; and 3) delivering care in the context of cultural difference. Professionals employed multiple strategies to overcome challenges in providing care yet attitudes towards this patient group were polarized. Professionals described mental health issues as being inseparable from material and social disadvantage, highlighting a need for effective collaboration between health services and voluntary organizations, and partnerships with migrant communities. Specialist supervision, reflective practice, increased training for professionals, and the adoption of a person-centered approach are also needed to overcome the current challenges in meeting migrants' needs. The challenges experienced by health professionals in attempting to meet migrant needs reflect frustrations in being part of a system with insufficient resources and without universal access to care that effectively stigmatizes the migrant status.

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Mental Health ServicesRefugeesTransients and MigrantsDelivery of Health CareEuropeHealth PersonnelHealth Services AccessibilityHumansQualitative ResearchEuropehealthcare professional attitudesmental healthmental health servicesmigrantsthematic synthesis

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PMID34986056
PMCPMC10074763

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