PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF CAMBODIAN WOMEN IN RESETTLEMENT

Current literature focuses on immediate needs of refugees as they flee acute crises. However, the search for refuge extends beyond immediate migration. Refugees confront many issues in resettlement. The experie nce of traumatic pain and multiple losses coupled with the struggle fo r survival in a foreign community places them at risk for diminished h ealth and psychological well-being. The notion of recovery extends to the period of resettlement It is imperative that nursing professionals examine assumptive biases that hinder the care and recovery of refuge es. This article seeks to heighten professional awareness about issues that confront Cambodian women in resettlement by examining these bias es.