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Letter from Euroland: caring for the temporary migrant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Frances Klemperer
Frances Klemperer*
Affiliation:
Community Help Service, Rue St Georges 102, 1050 Brussels (on leave of absence from UMDS/South East Thames Higher Training Scheme in General Adult Psychiatry)
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The International movement of traders, political envoys and soldiers is not new. But the late 20th century has seen an unprecedented growth in the activities of at least the first two groups. Increase in international mobility has been accompanied by growing interest in the psychological problems faced by these temporary migrants. It has prompted the development of specialised services for preparing expatriates before departure, and supporting them during their sojourn. Brussels is an example of an International centre with a huge expatriate population, and a demand for a dedicated telephone crisis service. This is the oldest, and one of the largest, services of this kind in Europe.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 20 , Issue 11 , November 1996 , pp. 690 - 692
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