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Mental health and human trafficking: responding to survivors' needs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Sukran Altun ,
Melanie Abas ,
Cathy Zimmerman ,
Louise M. Howard  and
Sian Oram
Sukran Altun
Affiliation:
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, email [email protected]
Melanie Abas
Affiliation:
King's College London, UK, email [email protected]
Cathy Zimmerman
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK, email [email protected]
Louise M. Howard
Affiliation:
King's College London, UK, email [email protected]
Sian Oram
Affiliation:
King's College London, UK, email [email protected]
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Abstract

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Mental health professionals have opportunities to intervene and provide care for trafficked people. Research shows that mental health problems – including depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder – are prevalent among trafficked people, and that at least some trafficked people come into contact with secondary mental health services in England.

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BJPsych International , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , February 2017 , pp. 21 - 23
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 2017

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