The Effects of Perceived Discrimination on Immigrant and Refugee Physical and Mental Health

Szaflarski, Magdalena; Bauldry, Shawn

doi:10.1108/s1057-629020190000019009

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“…Nurse researchers engaged in CBPR have a particular challenge in winning and maintaining trust in immigrant communities, given the strong anti‐immigrant sentiment that has become pervasive in various cities and towns across the globe. Data from a variety of studies suggest that erosion of trust in the health care system, due to discrimination and fears of detention and deportation, is resulting in adverse health outcomes among immigrants (D’Alonzo et al., 2020; Novak, Geronimus, & Martinez‐Cardoso, 2017; Szaflarski & Bauldry, 2019; Torres et al., 2018). In addition, immigrants are more likely to report instances of health care discrimination (Hacker, Anies, Folb, & Zallman, 2015; Rivenbark & Ichou, 2020).…”

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Strategies to establish and maintain trust when working in immigrant communities

D’Alonzo

Greene

2020

Public Health Nursing

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The nursing profession has historically advocated a strong commitment to social justice. As immigration issues have become increasingly politicized, nurses are being called upon to integrate principles of social justice when caring for immigrant populations. Nurse researchers have a particular challenge in winning and maintaining trust in immigrant communities. Data from several studies suggest that erosion of trust in the health care system, due to fears of detention and deportation, is resulting in adverse health outcomes among immigrants. The purpose of this article is to discuss a variety of strategies to establish and maintain trust in immigrant communities. These strategies were developed to maintain an academic–community partnership focused around obesity prevention among Mexican immigrant families. Strategies included: (a) Conceptualize trust as a dynamic continuum; (b) recognize the scope and impact of the stressors; (c) separate fact versus fiction; (d) identify deportation‐related stressors and community responses; (e) manage trust and mistrust issues; (f) build bridges; and (g) establish a positive presence. Nurses are well poised to intervene to repair the damaged trust between immigrant communities and the health care system, using community‐based participatory methods.

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Strategies to establish and maintain trust when working in immigrant communities

D’Alonzo

Greene

2020

Public Health Nursing

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“…Immigrants may also face stressors related to discrimination or marginalization. The detrimental relationship between perceived discrimination and mental health has been documented among immigrants (17) and various racial/ethnic minority groups (18). Experiences or perceptions of discrimination may vary based on many factors, including education, age, race, heritage, length of time living in the United States, level of assimilation to the host culture, and characteristics of the area of settlement (19)(20)(21)(22)(23).…”

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Recent/Childhood Adversities and Mental Disorders Among US Immigrants

Cano

Takeuchi

2020

Front. Psychiatry

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Past research documents the heterogeneity in US immigrants, particularly in terms of racial and ethnic categories and specific ethnic subgroups. The present study builds on this research foundation by investigating heterogeneity in immigrants' experiences of adversity, both recent and during childhood, and associations with mental disorders. Data are drawn from 6,131 adult immigrants in the 2012–2013 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III. Prevalence estimates for mental disorders and adversities were calculated overall and by gender. Latent class analysis was utilized to characterize patterns of self-reported experiences of childhood and recent adversities, and multinomial logistic regression established the statistical association between latent class membership and past-year mental disorder outcomes (substance use disorder only, mood/anxiety/trauma disorder only, co-occurring disorder, or no mental disorder). Neglect was the most commonly-reported childhood adversity among immigrant men and women. Prevalence of meeting criteria for a substance use disorder only, or a mood/anxiety/trauma disorder only, varied between men and women, yet no gender differences were observed in prevalence of co-occurring disorders. For latent class analyses, a five-class solution was selected based on fit indices and parsimony. Approximately 10.0% of the sample was categorized in the latent class characterized by severe childhood adversities, while 57.5% was classified in the latent class with low probabilities of reported adversities. The relative risk of meeting criteria for a past-year substance use disorder only (compared to no substance use or mood/anxiety/trauma disorder) was more than three times as high for members of the class with severe childhood adversities (RRR, 3.26; 95% CI, 2.08–5.10), as well as the class with recent employment/financial adversities (RRR, 3.82; 95% CI, 2.36–6.19), compared to the class with low adversities. The relative risk of past-year co-occurring disorders (compared to no disorder) was more than 12 times as high for those in the severe childhood adversities class (RRR, 12.21; 95% CI, 7.06–21.10), compared to the class with low adversities. Findings underscore the importance of considering both recent and childhood adversities when assessing and providing services for US immigrant groups.

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“…Prejudice and discrimination related to immigrants are also a critical problem [25,26]. A survey conducted by the Ministry of Justice of Japan reported that 30 percent of foreign nationals experienced discrimination, 40 percent were declined residence, and 25 percent were not employed because of their nationality [27].…”

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Demographic and clinical characteristics of foreign nationals accessing psychiatric services in Japan: A multicentre study in a metropolitan area

Takubo

Nemoto

Iwai

et al. 2020

Preprint

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Background:International immigration to Japan, where homogeneous ethnicity is a population characteristic, has been growing. Although immigration is recognised as a risk factor for multiple mental-health related issues, there are few regional reports on foreign nationals accessing the psychiatric services in Japan. We aimed to reveal their current status and provide information to develop an optimal service system.Methods:A multicentre retrospective document review research was conducted. The subjects were foreign nationals who resided in Japan and presented at the psychiatry departments in three core regional hospitals in the Keihin region, which faces Tokyo Bay and is well known to include the largest traditional industrial zone in Japan, over a period of three years. We investigated the patients’ demographic and clinical information including country/region of origin, spoken language, use of a medical interpreter, pathway to hospitals and outcome.Results:The percentage of foreign patients among all patients (1.4%) was quite low. Their age distribution (45.8 years on average) was dissociated from the age distribution of foreign nationals who resided in Japan. Regarding the country/region of origin, China (35.1%) was the most common country, followed by the Philippines, Korea and Brazil. Several subjects (22.9%) could not speak Japanese; therefore, interpretation was required by family members/friends (17.1%) or a professional interpreter (5.4%). Neurotic and stress-related disorders were the most common diagnosis (24.4%). The proportion of psychoactive substance use was higher than that for Japanese national data as immigrants are known to be at risk for it.Conclusions:The results suggest that foreign nationals who reside in Japan are less likely to contact appropriate services for mental illness, especially young people at relatively high risk of mental illness do not access services. Furthermore, lack of medical interpreters may impede the mental health conditions of foreign nationals. The development of a community-based integrated care system accessible to foreign nationals seems to be indispensable.

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The Effects of Perceived Discrimination on Immigrant and Refugee Physical and Mental Health

Cited by 103 publications

References 89 publications

Strategies to establish and maintain trust when working in immigrant communities

Strategies to establish and maintain trust when working in immigrant communities

Recent/Childhood Adversities and Mental Disorders Among US Immigrants

Demographic and clinical characteristics of foreign nationals accessing psychiatric services in Japan: A multicentre study in a metropolitan area

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