Impact of Organized Violence on Illness Experience of Turkish/Kurdish and Bosnian Migrant Patients in Primary Care

Denise Gilgen; Corina Salis Gross; Daniel Maeusezahl; Conrad Frey; Marcel Tanner; Mitchell G. Weiss; Christoph Hatz

doi:10.2310/7060.2002.24206

Impact of Organized Violence on Illness Experience of Turkish/Kurdish and Bosnian Migrant Patients in Primary Care

Journal of Travel Medicine ◽

10.2310/7060.2002.24206 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 236-243 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Denise Gilgen ◽

Corina Salis Gross ◽

Daniel Maeusezahl ◽

Conrad Frey ◽

Marcel Tanner ◽

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Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Illness Experience ◽

Organized Violence

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Psychiatric Morbidity and Illness Experience of Primary Care Patients With Chronic Fatigue in Hong Kong

American Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1176/appi.ajp.157.3.380 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 157 (3) ◽

pp. 380-384 ◽

Cited By ~ 51

Author(s):

S. Lee

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Psychiatric Morbidity ◽

Chronic Fatigue ◽

Illness Experience ◽

Primary Care Patients

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Cultural Background and Societal Influence on Coping Strategies for Physical Activity Among Immigrant Women

Journal of Transcultural Nursing ◽

10.1177/1043659616676317 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 54-63

Author(s):

Cecilia Jörgensdotter Wegnelius ◽

Eva-Lisa Petersson

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Primary Care ◽

Focus Groups ◽

Prior Knowledge ◽

Immigrant Women ◽

Illness Experience ◽

Psychosocial Issues ◽

Dual Cultures ◽

Activity Method ◽

Cultural Rules

Purpose: The aim of the study was to examine, from an intersectional perspective, how immigrant women with prolonged illness experience the conditions for physical activity. Method: Focus groups were used. Twenty-two women from primary care representing 14 countries were included. Systematic text condensation was applied for analysis. Results: Five conditions were identified: Dual cultures to relate to, Isolation an invisible danger, Keys to physical activity, Physical activity for whom, The power to decide the agenda. Discussion and Conclusion: This study shows the importance of raising the intersectional perspective for immigrant women’s possibilities to perform physical activity. Immigrant women’s vulnerability to power relations and their adjustment to society’s expectations are significant considerations to be aware of. Implications for Practice: Our findings emphasize the significance of collaborating in biomedical and psychosocial issues, considering that the obstacles are more comprehensive than society assumes regarding prior knowledge, isolation, and cultural rules.

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Fool’s Gold: Psychologists Using Disingenuous Reasoning to Mislead Legislatures into Granting Psychologists Prescriptive Authority

American Journal of Law & Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0098858800002586 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 489-524

Author(s):

Brent Pollitt

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Nurse Practitioners ◽

Primary Care Physicians ◽

American Psychological Association ◽

The United States ◽

Psychotropic Medications ◽

American Psychological ◽

Training Requirements ◽

Prescriptive Authority

Mental illness is a serious problem in the United States. Based on “current epidemiological estimates, at least one in five people has a diagnosable mental disorder during the course of a year.” Fortunately, many of these disorders respond positively to psychotropic medications. While psychiatrists write some of the prescriptions for psychotropic medications, primary care physicians write more of them. State legislatures, seeking to expand patient access to pharmacological treatment, granted physician assistants and nurse practitioners prescriptive authority for psychotropic medications. Over the past decade other groups have gained some form of prescriptive authority. Currently, psychologists comprise the primary group seeking prescriptive authority for psychotropic medications.The American Society for the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy (“ASAP”), a division of the American Psychological Association (“APA”), spearheads the drive for psychologists to gain prescriptive authority. The American Psychological Association offers five main reasons why legislatures should grant psychologists this privilege: 1) psychologists’ education and clinical training better qualify them to diagnose and treat mental illness in comparison with primary care physicians; 2) the Department of Defense Psychopharmacology Demonstration Project (“PDP”) demonstrated non-physician psychologists can prescribe psychotropic medications safely; 3) the recommended post-doctoral training requirements adequately prepare psychologists to prescribe safely psychotropic medications; 4) this privilege will increase availability of mental healthcare services, especially in rural areas; and 5) this privilege will result in an overall reduction in medical expenses, because patients will visit only one healthcare provider instead of two–one for psychotherapy and one for medication.

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