"Female Newcomers’ Adjustment to Life in Toronto, Canada: Sources of Stress and Their Implications for Delivering Primary Mental Health Care"
| dc.contributor.author | Killian, K.D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hynie, Michaela | |
| dc.contributor.author | Crooks, V.A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Giesbrecht, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Castleden, Heather | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-04-09T22:48:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-04-09T22:48:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Stress disorders and other mental ill health may be brought on by the disruption caused by resettlement. We examine female newcomers' experiences of adjusting to a new place, metropolitan Toronto, Canada and a new health care system. We consider sources of mental stress experienced during adjustment. We frame this adjustment as a process that happens over place and through time. Thematic findings of interviews (n = 35) with female newcomers from five cultural-linguistic groups are reported. Sources of stress in adjusting to life in Toronto include: navigating a new place, personal safety concerns, adapting to a new lifestyle, and finding employment. Sources of stress in adjusting to a new health care system include: learning how to access care, not having access to specialists, and adapting to a new culture of care. We conclude by considering the implications of what newcomers report for the delivery of primary mental health care (i.e. 'first contact' care). | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The Lupina Foundation | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Crooks, V.A., Hynie, M., Killian, K.D., Giesbrecht, M., & Castleden, H., "Female Newcomers’ Adjustment to Life in Toronto, Canada: Sources of Stress and Their Implications for Delivering Primary Mental Health Care," GeoJournal 76.2 (2009): 139-149. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10315/7858 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | GeoJournal | |
| dc.rights | The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com. | en |
| dc.rights.article | http://www.springerlink.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/content/ml7u88r256112514/ | en |
| dc.rights.journal | http://www.springerlink.com/content/102895/ | en |
| dc.rights.publisher | http://www.springerlink.com/ | en |
| dc.title | "Female Newcomers’ Adjustment to Life in Toronto, Canada: Sources of Stress and Their Implications for Delivering Primary Mental Health Care" | en |
| dc.type | Article |