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Trauma and acculturation: Psychosocial factors influencing mental health of Bosnian refugees resettled in Australia and Austria

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posted on 2019-04-02, 03:12 authored by DZENANA KARTAL
This thesis investigated how war-related traumatic experiences and stress associated with migration and adaptation to a new country of resettlement influenced the mental health of Bosnian refugees living in Australia and Austria. The findings suggested that everyday demands and stress associated with migration and adaptation to a new resettlement country, markedly influenced refugees’ ability to integrate and effectively negotiate culturally appropriate behaviours, acquire the host language necessary to function and develop a sense of belonging and identification with the host culture. These stressors collectively and negatively influenced refugees’ mental health, beyond the influence of traumas experienced prior to migration.

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Principal supervisor

David William Kissane

Year of Award

2018

Department, School or Centre

Clinical Sciences at Monash Health

Additional Institution or Organisation

Psychiatry

Campus location

Australia

Course

Doctor of Philosophy

Degree Type

DOCTORATE

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences

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