Migration and Mental Health : Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Migration and Mental Health : Evidence from a Natural Experiment

People migrate to improve their well-being, whether through an expansion of economic and social opportunities or a reduction in persecution. Yet a large literature suggests that migration can be a stressful process, with potentially negative impact...

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Main Authors: Stillman, Steven, McKenzie, David, Gibson, John
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADD
AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
AGED
ANXIETY
ANXIETY DISORDERS
ASYLUM
BENEFITS OF MIGRATION
CITIZENS
COMMON MENTAL DISORDERS
CONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION
CULTURAL PRACTICES
DEPRESSION
DIABETES
DISCRIMINATION
DROPOUT
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
EMOTIONAL DISORDERS
EMOTIONAL DISTRESS
FAMILIES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FEMALE MIGRANTS
FEMALES
HEALTH BEHAVIOR
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CONSEQUENCES
HEALTH EFFECTS
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH PROBLEMS
HOMELAND SECURITY
HOSPITAL
HOSPITAL ADMISSION
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HUSBANDS
HYPERTENSION
IMMIGRANT
IMMIGRANTS
IMMIGRATION
IMMIGRATION POLICY
IMPACT OF MIGRATION
INSOMNIA
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR SUPPLY
LABOUR FORCE
LIFE ASSESSMENT
MAJOR DEPRESSION
MARITAL STATUS
MENTAL
MENTAL DISORDER
MENTAL DISTRESS
MENTAL HEALTH
MENTAL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES
MENTAL HEALTH EFFECTS
MENTAL HEALTH NEED
MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
MENTAL HEALTH STATUS
MIGRANT
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MIGRATION PROCESS
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MOOD
MOOD DISORDERS
PACIFIC ISLANDS
PHYSICAL HEALTH
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POTENTIAL MIGRANTS
PROGRESS
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
PSYCHOSOMATIC SYMPTOMS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SERVICES
QUALITY OF LIFE
REFUGEE
REFUGEES
REPATRIATION
RETURNEES
RISK FACTORS
SCHIZOPHRENIA
SCHOOL AGE
SCREENING
SEX
SKILLED MIGRANTS
SMOKERS
SMOKING
SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES
SOMATIC SYMPTOM
SPOUSE
SYMPTOMS
TREATMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT
WORKING CLASS
WORKPLACE
YOUTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7396776/migration-mental-health-evidence-natural-experiment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7178

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7396776/migration-mental-health-evidence-natural-experiment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7178

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