PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR REFUGEES
PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR REFUGEES

Summary/Abstract: In Romania, the massive flow of refugees entering the European countries is reflected by the media primarily as a problem of other European countries, because only a small number of migrants cross the national territory. At the discourse level of the public authorities, the topic is not a major one, the main concern being to ensure the living conditions for the refugees share allocated to Romania (2000 people so far). The article presents the findings of the research conducted in the European countries (since the 90s) on the mental health problems of the refugees and the main types of psychological support developed to deal with this problem. These experiences are relative to the current context of offering mental health services in Romania, starting from the reality that it is expected that about 30% of the refugees from the armed conflicts have mental health problems (Steel et. al., 2009); hence, at least 600 people will have to be supported psychologically (through psychotherapy, counseling, etc.) in the coming years.

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