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Greece and the refugee crisis: mental health context

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

George N. Christodoulou  and
Mohammed T. Abou-Saleh
George N. Christodoulou
Affiliation:
University of Athens Medical School, Greece, email profgchristodoulou@gmail.com
Mohammed T. Abou-Saleh
Affiliation:
St George's, University of London, UK, email mabousal@gmail.com
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The recent influx of refugees and immigrants to Greece has coincided with the ongoing and deteriorating financial crisis. This situation does not allow the Greek authorities to provide help to the desired extent. Yet, the church, local communities, medical societies and non-governmental organisations are offering good psychosocial support. In parallel with support for refugees it is important to provide support for the citizens of the host country. The rich countries of northern Europe should help the poorer countries of southern Europe cope with the refugees. A number of important declarations on refugee mental health and related issues have been produced recently, including the Anti-war Declaration of Athens.

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BJPsych International , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , November 2016 , pp. 89 - 91
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