Mental health articles

  social concerns in health care and nursing Whether clients present with sexual concerns or these concerns arise later in treatment, it is important for therapists to appreciate contemporary sexual lexicons. Students oft en bifurcate their experiences as “sex” and “not sex”—even though they may disagree about what constitutes “sex” (Reinisch & Sanders, 1999). Whereas […]

Equitable Health Care for Migrants There is no agreement in Public Health as to whether a health care system based on a libertarian ( liberalism and libertarianism), egalitarian ( egalitarianism) or utilitarian ( utilitarianism) framework is the best or the most fair.From the point of view of migrants’ needs, the objective of health care systems […]

Migrants, Access to Health Care Most health care services are insufficiently adapted to the socio-cultural diversity of the clientele they are trying to serve. Problems of access, the lack of cultural competence in health care providers, lack of special provisions (such as interpreter services, translated health education material) may all be structural barriers to access and […]

economic changes and health care. A shift in the nature of the economy can alter the well-being of the elderly. Many developing countries have primarily rural economies, based on agricultural production. Throughout the world, as countries have industrialized, the values of agricultural products and related assets, like agricultural land, have fallen relative to those of […]