Central Journal of Family Medicine & Community Health Cite this article: Fatahi N, Økland Ø (2015) Diffculties and Possibilities in Kurdish Refugees’ Social Relationship and its Impact on their Psychosocial Well- Being. J Family Med Community Health 2(3): 1035. Abstract Objective: To study diffculties and possibilities in Kurdish refugees’ social relationship in the host country and its impact on refugee’s psychosocial well-being Method: Data was collected through group interviews with 23 Kurdish refugees from the Kurdistan regions in Iraq and Iran 10 women and 13men aged 32-54 years (mean age 47). Content analysis method was used for analyse and interpreting of collected data. Results: Kurdish refugees reported a number of diffculties and possibilities related to the social relationship in the host countries. Three main categories emerged from the analysis of the data. The frst category refects the hampering factors regarding refugees’ social relationship. The second category deals with factors that affect improving of refugees’ social relationship. The third category is about the importance of social relationship for psychosocial well-being. Conclusion: According to the participants’ experiences, there are both hampering and amplifcation factors regarding immigrants social relationship and psychosocial well-being in host countries. They stated that there is a strong association between social relationships and psychosocial well-being. *Corresponding author Na b i Fa ta hi, De p a rtme nt o f Ra d io lo g y, The Sa hlg re nska Ac a d e my a t G o the nb urg Unive rsity, Sa hlg re nska Unive rsity Ho sp ita l, 413 45 G o the nb urg , Swe de n, Te l: 46-313388570; Mo bile : 46-704383133; E-ma il: Submitte d: 03 Marc h 2015 Accepted: 28 April 2015 Publishe d: 30 April 2015 Copyright © 2015 Fa ta hi e t a l. OPEN ACCESS Ke ywo rds • Re fug e e • Disc rimina tio n • Psyc ho so c ia l we ll-b e ing • C ultura l d ive rsity • Pre jud g e me nt • Re sp e c t • O p e nne ss Research Article Diffculties and Possibilities in Kurdish Refugees’ Social Relationship and its Impact on their Psychosocial Well-Being Nabi Fatahi 1,2 * and Øyvind Økland 3 1 Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University, Institute of clinical sciences Department of radiology Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden 2 Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sweden 3 University of Agder Kristiansand Area, Institute for Global Development and Planning, NLA University College, Department of Intercultural Communication, Norway INTRODUCTION As a result of wars and natural disasters in many parts of the world during the last decades, migration has been a deniable part of the human being existence. In this context millions of people have been forced to cross language and cultural boundaries and resettle in other parts of the world. Leaving behind all social capital in the country of origin and move to a new society, particularly a society with a diversity of languages, cultures and social rules, is often problematic [1]. Previous studies have shown that immigrants, problems in social relationship and psychosocial well-being can appear within the cultural, social and psychological areas [2]. The importance of social networks and social relationships for psychosocial well-being has been indicated by previous studies [3,4]. Previous studies show that immigrants’ social relationship and social well-being in the new country are culture, language barrier and discrimination [5,6,1]. Furthermore the reason for migration and the age of the immigrant at the time they immigrate, as well as the way the migration have significance for refugees’ psychosocial wellbeing [7,1]. Misunderstandings between immigrants and health care personnel have resulted in suspicion and mutual [8,9] misunderstandings in social contact in refugees’ daily life. This issue can be potential sources to suspicion as well as prejudgment in social relations. As the result of the refugees’ discriminated, detained and tortured in home countries [10], they may misinterpret a minor behavior from host population as discrimination [1]. This particular study focused on Kurdish immigrants and refugees living in Norway and Sweden. Kurds, with a population of more than 30 million, belong to one of the largest stateless nations in the world. They live in the Middle East, in an area