APS
2026 APS Annual Convention
Geopolitical Determinants of Social Vulnerability and Migration: A Geopsychiatric Perspective on Mental Health
This symposium integrates four empirical investigations examining how geopolitical forces shape mental health. Using a CAPE vulnerability index-ASIA, longitudinal scale validation, mixed-methods migrant studies, and a systematic review, findings demonstrate that structural vulnerability, social exclusion, and inequalities are central determinants of psychological distress and resilience across diverse geopolitical contexts.
Chairs & Discussants
- Rachel TribeChair
UEL , International Institute for Geopsychiatry & Careif - Rachel TribeChair
University of East London - Albert PersaudDiscussant
King's College London
Presentations
- CAPE Vulnerability Index: Asia: A New Framework for Funding Foreign Aid; Asia Case Study Albert Persaud
- Development and Empirical Validation of the Social Exclusion Scale for Ukrainian Refugees In Switzerland (SES-UR-7)Halyna Tsyhanenko
- Acculturation, Multidimensional Loss, and Loneliness As Pathways Linking Geopolitics and Mental Health Among South Asian Migrants In SpainShagufta Nasir
- Multilevel Determinants of Psychological Outcomes Among Sexual-Diverse Survival Migrants: A Mixed-Methods Systematic ReviewDavid Agor
