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Navigating Trauma: Challenges & Support for Asylum Seekers

This resource addresses the past trauma of war, arrest, and mistreatment, as well as the current problems faced by asylum seekers such as separation from family, isolation, and financial stress. It also explores fears about deportation and lack of prospects in the future. The content dives into the psychosocial stress factors and challenges for healthcare providers including language and cultural barriers. It emphasizes the triple role of physicians as care providers, medical certifiers, and financial managers, offering insights on coping with patients' histories and the health system's responses. Additionally, it provides support mechanisms like psychological assistance, financial aid, and legal support through medical certificates and referrals to asylum authorities and advice units.

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Navigating Trauma: Challenges & Support for Asylum Seekers

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  1. PAST: TRAUMA • War • Arrest • Misstreatment / Torture • Rape • Loss of family and friends • Flight/ forced migration • PRESENT: CURRENT PROBLEMS • Separation from family / friends • Isolation in the host country • Overburdening / Stress • Financial Problems • Stressfull living conditions • Being unwanted / rejected • FUTURE: CONCERNS & FEARS • Fear of deportation • Lack of prospects • Concern about relatives • Uncertain future A: Psychosocial stress factors B: Challenges for health care providers LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL BARRIERS • TRIPLE ROLE OF PHYSICIANS • Health care providor/ Clinician • Writer of medical certificates • Financial resource manager Psychosocial stress of asylum seeking patients COPING WITH PATIENTS‘ HISTORY Health System‘s Response • PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT • (EMOTIONAL/APPRAISAL) • Internal unit of psychosomatics/ social medicine • Referral to psychiatric services of the university hospital • Prescription of psychotropic drugs • INSTRUMENTAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT • Consult the hospital‘s own social services • Contact with asyluum homes • Contact with social assistance units • and authorities • LEGAL SUPPORT • Provision of medical certificates • Contact with asylum authorities • Referral to advice units for asylum seekers C: Different types of support

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