The emigration phenomenon involving Romanians in search of employment and the mental diseases: case study

Background/Objectives: The Romanian emigration to the European Union job market increased in the post-communist years. Research all over the world revealed that immigrant groups show high rates of mental disorders. This paper describes the therapeutic intervention in the case of a 47-year-old woman who has been an emigrant for 4 years. During this time she has worked as a housekeeper and caretaker for an old man with Alzheimer's disease. The client, R., was a talented woman from the hypnotic responsiveness viewpoint, and she resorted to psychotherapy three years after returning from Italy. Six month after return…