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Refugee children are generally considered to be at high risk for mental health problems because of the extreme stressors they experience in the pre- and post-migration periods. This paper summarizes current knowledge on the manifestations of emotional disorder among refugee children and on the associated risk and protective factors. Special attention is given to the interaction of culture with the specific family, social and cultural context of refugee children. Intervention and preven tion services, as well as the implementation of community programs, are discussed.

Cette étude porte sur la position de sujet de personnes appartenant à des communautés musulmanes du sud asiatique vivant à Montréal, dans le contexte de la guerre au terrorisme prévalant au Canada, après le 11 septembre 2001. En se fondant sur les résultats de plusieurs études en population générale, il démontre comment le climat de peur et de suspicion associé à la sécurisation accrue, façonne la vie et les stratégies quotidiennes des répondants de ces communautés. La surveillance à laquelle font face les personnes de ces communautés est associée avec une internalisation de peurs qui joue un rôle de régulateur dans la représentation que les sujets ont d'eux‐mêmes, de leurs relations avec leur propre communauté et de leur appartenance à la société canadienne.

Cet article revient sur un projet de recherche-action qui dans sa phase action consistait en la création d'émissions radiophoniques pour accueillir au sein de l'espace public montréalais une parole plurielle et générer des espaces de dialogue et de médiation autour des problématiques du « vivre-ensemble » au Québec. Un objectif secondaire était de questionner les hiérarchies établies au niveau des savoirs experts et populaires sur ces questions. Il s'agit ici de proposer un retour réflexif sur le processus de création de ces émissions afin d'en expliciter les dynamiques constitutives.

Debates between refugee advocates, institutional actors and the wider public regarding refugee claimants often evoke anger, fear and sadness, as well as more positive emotions such as compassion, suggesting a complex societal emotional response toward refugee stories. This article analyses the emotional interactions surrounding refugee determination hearings, as reflected in the discourse of administrative judges and refugees. Our results show that the concepts of empathy and compassion are often used by judges to confirm the benevolent image that the administrative tribunal wants to project as a representative body of the host country. However, the very unequal power relations of the hearing setting structure the transmission of the refugee stories in a way that often prevents an emotional encounter between decision makers and refugees. Beyond the specific context of the refugee determination process, these results illustrate how prevalent psychological models of empathy and the transmission of trauma implicitly reveal a political dimension that validates representations of the helpless but potentially dangerous Other, representations that often underlie broader north—south power relations.

This study analyses the roles of collective self-esteem and religiosity in the relationship between discrimination and psychological distress among a sample of 432 recent immigrants from Haiti and Arab countries living in Montreal, Quebec. Collective self-esteem (CSE), religiosity, discriminatory experiences, and psychological symptoms of depression and anxiety were assessed. Regression analyses revealed direct negative effects of discrimination, CSE, and religiosity on psychological distress for the entire sample. CSE, however, also appeared to moderate the effects of discrimination on psychological distress. Participants with higher CSE reported lower levels of anxiety and depression as a result of discrimination compared to those who expressed lower CSE levels. The results suggest that the relationship between CSE, discrimination, and psychological distress must be reexamined in light of recent sociopolitical changes and the upsurge in ethnic and religious tensions following the war on terror.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a relatively new form of psychotherapy to emerge in the West. Using both a case analysis and literature review we situate EMDR within the use of altered states of consciousness (ASCs) in psychological healing practices across times and cultures. We discuss EMDR's unique predicament as a therapy that draws upon techniques common to most therapeutic ASCs, while at the same time distancing itself from this tradition through its pseudoscientific language and technologic aesthetic. Our conclusion attempts to shed light on this paradox and raise questions for further study.