Overview of the Mental Health Section
Overview of the Mental Health Section The mental health of immigrants has, as in the field of medicine generally, been relegated to secondary status as the acuity of physical and…
Eosinophilia
CHAPTER 21 Eosinophilia Yae-Jean Kim, Thomas B. Nutman Introduction Eosinophils are known to be associated with many conditions including parasitic infections, allergic or autoimmune diseases, and several primary hematologic disorders….
US Medical Screening for Immigrants and Refugees: Public Health Issues
CHAPTER 11 US Medical Screening for Immigrants and Refugees Public Health Issues Jennifer Cochran, Ann O’Fallon, Paul L. Geltman Introduction This chapter will present an overview of the refugee health…
US Medical Screening for Immigrants and Refugees: Clinical Issues
CHAPTER 12 US Medical Screening for Immigrants and Refugees Clinical Issues Lorna Seybolt, Elizabeth D. Barnett, William Stauffer Background Millions of people become refugees, seek political asylum, are adopted, or…
Emerging Infectious Diseases of Immigrant Patients
CHAPTER 18 Emerging Infectious Diseases of Immigrant Patients Jonathan Sellman, Patrick Pederson Introduction Today, accounts of emerging infectious diseases spill from newspaper headlines and garner lead story status on the…
Multicultural Medicine
CHAPTER 7 Multicultural Medicine Kathleen A. Culhane-Pera, Jeffrey M. Borkan Refugees and immigrants enter this country with knowledge, values, and behaviors about health, illness, and treatment that may be drastically…
Communicating with Limited English Proficient Patients: Interpreter Services
CHAPTER 6 Communicating with Limited English Proficient Patients Interpreter Services Carol Berg, Sidney Van Dyke The need to ensure linguistic access to healthcare for limited English proficient (LEP) patients through…
Differential Diagnoses of Ill Immigrants by Organ System
CHAPTER 14 Differential Diagnoses of Ill Immigrants by Organ System Linda S. Nield, Meghan Rothenberger Introduction Every year thousands of individuals leave their countries of birth to settle in the…
Language Assistance for Limited English Proficient Patients: Legal Issues
CHAPTER 5 Language Assistance for Limited English Proficient Patients Legal Issues David Hunt Introduction An elderly male Hmong patient was recently admitted to a midwestern hospital. The patient spoke no…
Health and Well-being of Immigrants: The Healthy Migrant Phenomenon
CHAPTER 3 Health and Well-being of Immigrants The Healthy Migrant Phenomenon Katherine Fennelly Introduction A growing body of literature describes what has come to be known as the ‘healthy migrant’…
