Hearts, as well as Minds: Wellbeing and Illness among Greek Cypriot Refugees |
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Authors: | Loizos, Peter Constantinou, Costas |
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Affiliation: | Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE |
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Abstract: | Recently the psycho-social health of refugees has rightly receivedemphasis, but the physical health of long-term refugees warrantssimilar attention. This paper uses qualitative and quantitativedata on informant-reported health outcomes for two Greek Cypriotvillage cohorts, one displaced, the other not displaced. Supplementarydata from a national diabetes prevalence study confirmed a possiblelink between refugee status and greater probability of cardiovascularillness. Depressive illness also seemed higher among the refugeevillage cohort. But it is not only the illness of some of theserefugees, but their surviving this, and the comparative wellnessof others which is important, compared with the demographicshock victims of post-socialist Europe, 19891995.The paper suggests why the Greek Cypriots have done rather betterin health terms than the post-socialists of Eastern Europe,19891995, but argues that refugees in failing statesmay have much worse health outcomes. |
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Keywords: | refugee health reported cardiovascular illness Greek Cypriots wellness protective factors |
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