Mental health of Rohingya refugees and asylum seekers: case studies from Malaysia

Xavier Pereira¹, Sharuna Verghis², Cheng Kah Hoe³, Asma Binti Zahir Ahmed⁴, Shasvini Naidu Nagiah⁵, Leo Fernandez^6
1 Director, Health Equity Initiatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Associate Professor, Taylor’s University School of Medicine, Malaysia
² Director, Health Equity Initiatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Senior Lecturer, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University, Malaysia
³ Program Coordinator, Health Equity Initiatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
⁴ Community Health Worker, Health Equity Initiatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
⁵ Patient Manager, Health Equity Initiatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
⁶ Consultant, IMS, Health Equity Initiatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Correspondence Address:
Xavier Pereira
Health Equity Initiatives, 26-1A, Jalan Vivekananda, Brickfields, 50470 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

DOI: 10.4103/INTV.INTV_33_19

• The importance of psychological and psychosocial interventions beyond pharmacotherapy.
• The need for an multi-disciplinary approach.
• The importance of cultural sensitivity and cross cultural communication.
• The role of advocacy in complementing clinical interventions in developing sustainable solutions to addressing the mental health needs of the Rohingya.