BACKGROUND In many European countries, foreign nationals experience, on average, less favorable treatment outcomes in rehabilitative care than the respective majority population. In Germany, this for example is reflected in a lower occupational performance and a higher risk of disability retirement after rehabilitation as analyses of routine data show. However, little is known about the perspec...

OBJECTIVE In many resource-limited settings, people from rural areas migrate to urban hubs in search of work. Thus, urban public-sector HIV clinics in South Africa (SA) often cater to both local residents and patients from other provinces and/or countries. The objective of this analysis was to compare programmatic treatment outcomes by citizenship status in an urban clinic in SA. SETTING An u...

The psychological problems of non-Japanese people are becoming more outstanding, in accordance with the increase of foreign nationals in Japan. Five illustrative cases of English-speaking patients were analyzed, from the viewpoint of psychosomatic medicine. The most common psychiatric disorders were adjustment disorders, because of the cultural differences and language barriers.

of a thesis at the University of Miami. Thesis supervised by Professor Richard J. Grant. No. of pages in text. (132) In the absence of coherent and evenly implemented spatial planning in post-apartheid Johannesburg, foreign nationals are perceived to have contributed to the spatial fragmentation of the city and exacerbated social distance through enclave formation and discourses of separation f...

Media reports of the continued violence and discrimination experienced by African Foreign Nationals1 in South Africa have brought into forefront victimisation this sector, despite pledges government law enforcement agencies to put a stop it. This is also linked current social milieu debates taking place within international trends on migration. Studies evidence shown that although attitudes tow...

Abstract The participation of foreign nationals in European labour markets is an effective tool that facilitates those migrants enjoying a more fulfilling life, while at the same time contributing to Europe’s wealth and economic social development. However, many norms regulate migration undermine this spirit by limiting, both directly indirectly, non-EU nationals’ access markets.