The Importance Of Mental Health Among Immigrants

Growing up off reservation or native community has ostracized me from ancestral background and the core part of who I am, but I do know their struggle. The poverty, lack of education and worse; the mental illness. Oddly enough it affects first nation people whether they are in a reservation or not. In my experience, mental illness is not treated properly or acknowledged in time. It leads to substance abuse for small fixes-speed instead of adderall for severe ADHD- these harm not only the person who is taking them but also the people around them.

Because of negative associations of schizophrenics as unable to integrate into the community, many in the modern world life in self-shame when auditory hallucinations begin appearing (Tang & Wu, 2012). Even Saks (2012) herself, an American, perpetuates this belief in her talk when stating “Everything about this illness says I shouldn 't be here, but I am.” Ethnocentrisms should not detract from the truth, as parts of the world have a wildly different perception of auditory hallucinations (Hearing Voices Network, 2012). In an article by Olga Khozan (2013), the link between perceptions of hearing voices and cultural surroundings is stressed. The Dagara people are an example of one of the numerous cultures where hearing voices has zero association with schizophrenia, and instead tied to a call from the spirits to become a traditional healer (Marohn,

The immigrants planning on immigrating to Canada would agree with the intended message, as it would allow them to contribute to their respective fields. Currently, a few issues arise from immigration based on economic factors. The difference in the security of employment, suitable housing and pay between the immigrants and general population often results in negative feedback when new immigrants report back to their friends and family in other countries. Even though the personal income of Canada would increase if there was pay equity, there is not. This source agrees with the topic.

There are three main fears identified as to why immigrants may not seek medical care. One fear is socio-economic status. Most immigrants are undocumented and have no legal documents to get a good paid job that offers them health insurance. This puts them in a financial constraints that they cannot afford to pay for medical treatments. Also, the fear of deportation prevents them from seeking medical attention.

Depression among the Hmong Depression is considered to be one of the more prevalent mental illnesses in Western society. Although it can be interpreted as deep sadness, it can also lead to health deficits later on in a person’s life, depending on how long it lasts. The film ‘The Split Horn’, filmed by Taggart Siegel and Jim McSilver, (PBS, 2015) touches on the impact that depression has on a specific group of people called the Hmong. However, the Hmong view of depression contrasts from those who practice Western culture, and some views of one culture contradicts the other. There are a few consequences that can come out of this, and as a result, one can begin to understand the difference between cultures, since depression is conceptualized

This concept involves exclusion of the acknowledgement of GLBTI people. In these concepts, heterosexuality has the power to define GLBTI people as marginal and abnormal. This socially constructed norm has created health inequalities among GLBTI people and contributed to poor mental health because of the inequality, discrimination and a lack of cultural competency in healthcare system. One reason leading to poor mental health is fear of stigma or discrimination. Many GLBTI people need to concern and modify their daily activities in order to avoid discrimination (Willis & Elmer, 2011, p.

In many cases, therapists using the MDFT approach identify the client has a problem with substance abuse, and also learn it is comorbid with other disorders. Clients are not eager to accept they are dealing with a serious issue, and in turn, distance themselves from the truth. "This is a complex reaction that is the product of psychological and physiological factors, especially those concerned with memory and the influence of euphoria produced by the substance of abuse" (Rockville 2004). Resistance on the contrary, is simply not wanting to do a task the client is being told to complete. Many therapists struggle with this concept in the intervention.

In order to receive medical opinion, individuals from Mexican origin must first agree to visiting a physician; and this is often just as problematic. B. Depression oversight, counseling and treatment can turn out to be expensive, it is not uncommon for individuals without insurance to avoid primary care. i. Payment options can discourage many amongst Hispanic culture in dealing with their depression, this is due to a large amount of them having no access to healthcare; either because of poverty level, residence, or immigration status. 1.

Numerous adults can disagree on vaccinating children because it does not create immunity fully, and people also completely disagree on child vaccinations in general. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, states that the best way to protect your child is to

This shows that immigrants are struggling to cull cultures and new environment. Richard Rodriguez, also states “ I was talking to the Laotian kids about why they don’t like the Mexican kids ( Rodriguez ). This also relates because Ms. Tran also said, because of her race, she did not get along well with others. This shows that assimilation is also one of the most significant problems that immigrants face. Others may say that discrimination is the most significant problem.

Immigrants who may have been previously viewed as undesirable (i.e. due to race or lack of financial security) were brought into Canada for temporary work to fulfill a need in a particular area of the labour market (Kelly & Trebilcock, 2010, pp.340-342). The sheer scale of Canada’s reliance on immigrants to bolster the workforce is evidenced by the fact that “from 1950-1995, immigration accounted for two-thirds of the total labour force increase”

Reasons why some of these disparities exist is because of the lack of acceptance, and mental illness stigma can allow for health disparities to exist within our population. Mood disorders still exist for a variety of reasons like biologically, environments and social influences. Disparities exists with some of these disorders like anxiety, depression, PTSD, etc. because there is still a stigma associated with having one or more of these disorders. People with any form of a mood disorder may not seek help because the book mentions that they often have “feelings of shame guilt, loss of self-esteem, and a sense of isolation and hopelessness”.

The writer posited further that globally there are always disparities between host countries and immigrants as it relates to mental health. Canadian immigrants are least likely to get sick as compared to their global counterparts because of the stringent immigration policies here. The writer suggests further that social determinants both pre and post-migration plays a key role in the mental health of for immigrants in Canada in a both negative and positive way. The writer long with a team conducted a peer review on academics resources on mental health problems within the IRER communities. Over 1600 were perused covering depression suicide conduct disorder and mental illness amongst the IRER population.

A legitimate argument against the legalization of Physician Assisted Suicide is the potential abuse it will cause. Many say it will become unavoidable when patients are eventually given the option to Physician Assisted Suicide that do not qualify to the regulations that must be followed. Many believe our society today would eventually push the idea of PAS to these people who do not apply due to pressures of class and poverty. Yes, I do believe our society today has become extremely difficult to keep up with, when these high standards are at the top. Some call this the “Slippery Slope” theory but I do not find this argument very persuasive.

One major problem I have encounter with the Hispanic population is how they distrust their medical provider if the provider is of a different race and does not speak their language and/or understand their culture. A large number of the patient’s we see only speaks Spanish and are from low socioeconomic status, some with little reading and writing comprehension. To complicated the situation they do not share with the medical staff or physician that they cannot read or write. Not being able to communicate makes it difficult to assess pain level; it can lead to the patient taking the medication incorrectly, and makes its difficult to build a relation with the physician. In a study done on 2014, the diabetic patient health outcome was improved