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Migration and Mental health

Migration and mental health Psychosis is more common in migrants. Professor Ilaria Tarricone, (Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences - University of Bologna) underlines how the migratory path exposes migrants to traumatic events and how, very often, these events are combined with the greater previous vulnerabilities of these people. In women, then, it adds up to being more exposed to sexual, physical and psychological abuse.

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