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DISABILITY & SOCIETY
Volume 29, Issue 1, Pages 58-70Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2013.769863
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asylum seekers; refugees; stigma; participatory action research
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Using evidence from a participatory action research process with over 100 asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland, this study explores participants' views on mental health problems, stigma and discrimination. The study found that migration can have adverse effects on mental health and well-being, due to racism and the asylum process, and this is worsened by stigma and discrimination. This stigma is influenced by both social and cultural causal factors, including fear, past trauma, isolation, racism and the stress of the asylum process coupled with negative cultural beliefs about mental health problems. The paper considers the international relevance of this approach and the value of a model grounded in principles of community development and grassroots action.
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