Evaluating a Mental Health Program for Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon.
J Immigr Minor Health
; 20(2): 388-398, 2018 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-28916882
Medecins sans Frontière, an international non-governmental organization, initiated a mental health program for Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon. To evaluate the impact of the program after its completion, focus groups were conducted with three target groups: (1) patients, (2) staff, and (3) local community stakeholders. Participants voiced overall satisfaction with the program. The program provided easy access, good quality care, decreased stigma, as perceived by participants, and revealed a sense of community contentedness. In addition, several short-term outcomes were achieved, such as increasing the numbers of patients visiting the center/ receiving mental health treatment. However, lack of planning for sustainability and proper procedures for hand-over of the program constituted a major downfall. Program discontinuation posed ethical dilemmas, common in provisional interventions in underprivileged refugee communities.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Refugiados
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Salud Mental
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Árabes
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Servicios de Salud Mental
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Ethics
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Immigr Minor Health
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Líbano
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos