The ‘good life’, personal appearance, and mental health of Congolese refugees in Rwanda and Uganda

Jude Robinson, Anna Chiumento, Rosco Kasujja, Theoneste Rutayisire and Ross White

Social Science & Medicine, 2022, vol. 293, issue C

Abstract: Research into mental health and wellbeing recognises the role of positive mental health to enable people to lead healthy and emotionally fulfilling lives. Mental health difficulties continue to be associated with high levels of disability worldwide, and refugees fleeing conflict are known to suffer from poor mental health for years after their forced migration.

Keywords: Good life; Mental health; Refugees; Capability theory; Gender (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114641

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