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dc.contributor.authorKour, Prabhjot
dc.contributor.authorLien, Lars
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Bernadette N.
dc.contributor.authorBiong, Stian
dc.contributor.authorPettersen, Henning
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-23T12:41:45Z
dc.date.available2021-02-23T12:41:45Z
dc.date.created2020-12-02T10:09:32Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationSubstance Abuse: Research and Treatment. 2020, 14 1-10.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1178-2218
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2729813
dc.description.abstractImmigrants are considered at risk of psychological distress and therefore involvement in substance abuse, due to a variety of pre- and post-migration factors. Further, there is lower treatment engagement, a higher dropout rate, and less frequent hospitalizations among this group compared to the general population. There are few studies on the subjective understanding of co-occurring substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health disorder (MHD) among immigrants in Norway. This qualitative study aims to explore the treatment experiences of immigrant men living with co-occurring SUD and MHD. Within a collaborative approach, individual interviews were conducted with 10 men of immigrant background, living with co-occurring SUD and MHD, who had treatment experiences from the Norwegian mental health and addiction services. Data were analyzed using a systematic text condensation. The analysis yielded 6 categories where participants described their treatment experiences in mental health and addiction services in Norway as: lack of connection, lack of individually tailored treatment, stigma and discrimination preventing access to treatment, health professionals with multi-cultural competence, care during and after treatment, and raising awareness and reducing stigma. A significant finding was the mention by participants of the value of being seen and treated as a “person” rather than their diagnosis, which may increase treatment engagement. They further mentioned aftercare as an important factor to prevent relapse. This study provides an enhanced understanding of how immigrant men living with co-occurring SUD and MHD experienced being treated in Norwegian healthcare settings. These experiences may add to the knowledge required to improve treatment engagement.
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7691914/pdf/10.1177_1178221820970929.pdf
dc.titleTreatment Experiences with Norwegian Health Care among Immigrant Men Living with Co-Occurring Substance Use- and Mental Health Disordersen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersion
dc.source.pagenumber1-10en_US
dc.source.volume14en_US
dc.source.journalSubstance Abuse: Research and Treatmenten_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1178221820970929
dc.identifier.cristin1855183
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextoriginal
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