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Journal Article > Commentary

Reflections on mental healthcare for an asylum seeker population caught in limbo on the Greek island of Samos

Solera-Deuchar L
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Abstract
A psychiatry trainee reflects on a period of work on the Greek island of Samos with the international medical non-governmental organisation Medécins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, providing mental health and psychosocial support to asylum seekers. The clinic provided services to asylum seekers who were living in a crowded refugee camp, many of whom were experiencing symptoms of severe mental illness. The author reflects on the nature and severity of these presentations, and questions the role of psychiatry in treating mental illness that is clearly exacerbated by circumstances resulting from European asylum policies.
Countries
Greece
Subject Area
displaced populationsmental health
DOI
10.1192/bji.2022.3
Published Date
04-Mar-2022
Languages
English
Journal
BJPsych International
Volume / Issue / Pages
Pages 1-2
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