International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care: Volume 4 Issue 2

Ethnicity, Migration and Identities

Charles Watters

Estimating the Absolute Number of Cases of Dementia and Depression in the Black and Minority Ethnic Elderly Population in the United Kingdom

Ajit Shah

The proportion of those over the age of 65 years in black and minority ethnic (BME) groups in England and Wales is increasing. The prevalence of dementia and depression among BME…

Now and Then ‐ Diasporic Identity Processes Among South Asian Young Adults in Scandinavia

Rashmi Singla

This paper explores some social‐psychological aspects of South Asian young adults in Denmark, including identity processes through social relations across geographical borders and…

Cross‐sectional Study on Psychiatric Symptoms in Immigrant Patients in a First Aid Setting: The Situation at Padova Hospital, 2003‐2004

F Sessa, N Campagnola, M Marini, I Toniolo, C Cremonese

Italy has recently become a country of net immigration, posing new challenges for health care, particularly psychiatry. Previous studies on migration and mental health have…

Racism in Brazilian Aquarelle ‐ The Place of Denying

Francisco Martins

This article examines Brazilian racism through the idea of negation. The psychoanalytical concept of denial is present and recognised in current Brazilian racist statements. It is…

Field Report: Perceptions of Social Stratification and Well‐being in Refugee Communities in North‐Western Sri Lanka

Chamindra Weerackody, Suman Fernando

This paper reports findings of a study that was undertaken as a part of a wider programme of research and capacity building in Sri Lanka. The analysis of individual aspects of…