... conditions, including total absence of privacy, overcrowding and unhygienic conditions. These act as continuous and prolonged exposure to daily stressors. Several barriers to accessing activities or integration opportunities prevent meaningful occupation, contribute towards eroded autonomy and isolation...

... of public health and health social inequalities issues these results are worrisome. The “assimilation” group have the highest scores and the “integration” group consistently shows and intermediate “balancing” position. Originality/value – The authors claim that the strategies of acculturation...

...Morton Beiser; Alasdair M. Goodwill; Patrizia Albanese; Kelly McShane; Parvathy Kanthasamy Purpose – Refugees integrate less successfully than other immigrants. Pre-migration stress, mental disorder and lack of human capital are the most popular explanations, but these propositions have received...

... and integration. Originality/value – The paper draws attention to the value of the capability approach within the field of migration research. A brief and selective summary of some of the findings of the above-described research project are presented here in order to illustrate the nature...

... and values, which may clash with those that underlie health care. Integration of migrants into health systems can only take place through dialogue, in which both sides show respect for each other's views. The confrontation with other ideas and values can enrich mainstream health care in the West...

... as they seek to assist and support integration. The wider implications of emphasising cultural difference as a defining feature in determining and evaluating refugee integration are also explored. We argue that this emphasis fails to address structural inequalities that contribute to common forms of exclusion...