"Caring for the Displaced and Uninsured presents clinical case studies that focus on the issues faced primarily by patients who are uninsured, self-paying, or are visiting from their home countries. While addressing the clinical aspects of primary care for a variety of conditions, these case studies go a step further to confront the issues faced by patients who seek care in clinics for the uninsured. Each case highlights the challenges presented by cultural, language and economic differences to providing high quality care, in particular for those whose jobs negatively affect their health, such as through musculoskeletal pain, neurological problems, prolonged standing, depression, or anxiety about feeding and housing their families. The cases explore how the healthcare provider approaches care with insufficient resources for patients who may have fled torture and violence, poverty and homelessness to face new challenges in the United States. The healthcare provider plays a key role in the adjustment of people seeking a better life for themselves and their families."--Publisher's description.

Includes index.

Part I. Cases. Family issues -- Medication issues -- Food or housing issues -- Financial issues -- Work-related issues -- Trauma/mental health issues -- Specialty access issues -- Delayed screening -- Visitors -- Immigration issues -- Other -- Part II. Dilemmas and decisions. Family issues -- Medication issues -- Food or housing issues -- Financial issues -- Work-related issues -- Trauma/mental health issues -- Specialty access issues -- Delayed screening -- Visitors -- Immigration issues -- Other.