...Félix Neto; Tharina Guse Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of mental health among Angolan migrants living in Portugal. Three research questions guided this work: What is the influence of demographic factors on the mental health of Angolan migrants? What...

... would be required to improve culturally sensitive treatments. Design/methodology/approach The sample included 40 adults from different ethnic minority groups in Portugal – a total of 30 women and ten men – with a mean age of 34. Participants took part in one of eight focus groups, which were...

... encouragement and you must give it to him”. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Immigrants Health Cape Verde Maternity Culture Biomedicine Social care Health services Portugal Culture is not a variable, culture is relational, it is elsewhere, it is in passage, it is where...

.../approach The analysis is based on historical data about regulations in Portugal, in a recent ethnography carried out with street prostitutes and in a current study on immigrant sex workers and health care. Findings Sex workers have been recognized as a group “at risk” both because they are associated...

...Carla Moleiro; Ana Silva; Rute Rodrigues; Vera Borges The paper addresses diversity, multi‐culturalism and mental health. It reports qualitative data from a larger project on multi‐cultural counselling competencies in Portugal which sought to meet the needs identified by specific minority groups...