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Review
. 2014 Jul;5(2):233-9.
doi: 10.4103/0976-9668.136141.

Migration and mental health: An interface

H G Virupaksha  1 , Ashok Kumar  1 , Bergai Parthsarathy Nirmala  1
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Migration and mental health: An interface

H G Virupaksha et al. J Nat Sci Biol Med. 2014 Jul.

Abstract

Migration is a universal phenomenon, which existed with the subsistence of the human beings on earth. People migrate from one place to another for several reasons, but the goal or main reason behind changing the residence would be improving their living conditions or to escape from debts and poverty. Migration is also a social phenomenon which influences human life and the environment around. Hence, migration has a great impact on any geographical area and it is known as one of the three basic components of population growth of any particular region (the other two are, mortality and fertility). Migration involves certain phases to go through; hence, it is a process. Many times, lack of preparedness, difficulties in adjusting to the new environment, the complexity of the local system, language difficulties, cultural disparities and adverse experiences would cause distress to the migrants. Moreover subsequently it has a negative impact on mental well-being of such population. Due to globalization, modernization, improved technologies and developments in all the sectors, the migration and its impact on human well-being is a contemporary issue; hence, here is an attempt to understand the migration and its impact on the mental health of the migrants based on the studies conducted around.

Keywords: Mental health; migration; process.

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