Transcultural Mental Health Care and Gender: Specific Challenges for Migrant and Refugee Women
摘要
Refugee and migrant women face an exceptionally high burden of mental health problems, including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety disorders. Their vulnerability is shaped by multiple stressors: pre-migratory exposure to violence and structural gender inequality, traumatic experiences during displacement, and post-migratory challenges such as legal insecurity, social isolation, and discrimination. Gender-specific factors—including sexual violence, forced marriage, and female genital mutilation—further intensify psychological distress. Psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care often remains limited due to stigma, culturally divergent illness concepts, language barriers, and a lack of trust in institutions. This chapter does not attempt to capture the full scope of gendered mental health challenges in migration but instead highlights selected aspects, including barriers to care, and provides examples of how care can be delivered.