Exploring immigrant women's mental health care experiences: from a health care provider's perspective

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2005
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Immigrants coming to Canada have increased in the last three decades. Serious mental health problems exist among immigrant women, therefore the primary purpose of this study was to increase awareness and understanding of what would be helpful in meeting their mental health needs. Informed by post-colonial feminist perspective and Kleinman's explanatory model this qualitative exploratory study was conducted with seven health care providers who provided mental health services to immigrant women. In-depth interviews were used to obtain information about the women's mental health care experiences. The study's findings reveal that (a) immigrant women have difficulties accessing mental health care services due to insufficient language skills, unfamiliarity/unawareness of services and low socio economic status; (b) cultural background exerts positive and negative influences; ( c) health care provider-client relationship had profound effects on the immigrant woman seeking help. Strategies are suggested to help provide more culturally appropriate and accessible mental health care for immigrant women.
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O'Mahony, J. M. (2005). Exploring immigrant women's mental health care experiences: from a health care provider's perspective (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/14920
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