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How to express mental health problems: Turkish immigrants in Berlin compared to native Germans in Berlin and Turks in Istanbul

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

A. Vardar ,
U. Kluge  and
S. Penka
A. Vardar*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Berlin, Germany
U. Kluge
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Berlin, Germany
S. Penka
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Berlin, Germany
*
*Corresponding Author. E-mail address:[email protected] (A. Vardar)
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Abstract

The paper explores expressions used by Turkish immigrants in Berlin to delineate psychiatric illnesses and psychological problems. These are compared to expressions used by native Germans in Berlin and Turks in Istanbul to assess possible cultural differences in articulating mental disorders. For this purpose, results of a Free Listing carried out with the three above mentioned groups are presented. The data suggest that relevant items which are connected to mental health issues vary between the groups as well as within the groups, thus showing dependency on factors such as education.

For the group of Turkish immigrants the data further suggest that this group connects psychic stress to family problems. Concerning help seeking, Turkish immigrants, like members of the other groups, mention professional psychological/psychiatric help as useful for solving mental health problems.

Keywords

ImmigrationGermanyTurkish immigrantsFree ListingMental disorders
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Research Article
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European Psychiatry , Volume 27 , Issue S2: Migration and Mental Health , June 2012 , pp. S50 - S55
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Masson SAS

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