This document discusses political economy, globalization, migration and their relationship to health. It defines globalization as intensifying worldwide social and economic interdependence. Migration can be voluntary or involuntary, permanent or temporary, and legal or illegal. There are benefits of migration like family bonding and safety, but also health risks. Mental illness can result from the impacts on family structures and inversions caused by migration, like changes in roles, time perception, and space. Theories of causation for migration's mental health impacts include multi-migration, push-pull factors, selection stress, and cultural bereavement. Management of migrants' mental health issues involves psychotherapy, psychiatry, traditional healing, and preventative self-treatment strategies like maintaining connections