A systematic review of factors affecting mental health and well-being of asylum seekers and refugees in Germany

VL Hajak, S Sardana, H Verdeli, S Grimm - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Since the onset of the 2015 European refugee crisis,~ 4. 46 million people
have sought asylum in the European Union, with Germany logging the largest share of all …

Inequalities in health care utilization among migrants and non-migrants in Germany: a systematic review

J Klein, O von dem Knesebeck - International journal for equity in health, 2018 - Springer
Background Despite the growing number of people with migrant background in Germany, a
systematic review about their utilization of health care and differences to the non-migrant …

Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and somatisation in recently arrived refugees in Germany: an epidemiological study

Y Nesterko, D Jäckle, M Friedrich… - Epidemiology and …, 2020 - cambridge.org
AimsDespite recent worldwide migratory movements, there are only a few studies available
that report robust epidemiological data on the mental health in recent refugee populations …

Prevalence of depressive symptoms and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder among newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers in Germany: systematic …

A Hoell, E Kourmpeli, HJ Salize, A Heinz, F Padberg… - BJPsych …, 2021 - cambridge.org
BackgroundIn total numbers, Germany has faced the largest number of refugees and asylum
seekers (RAS) in Europe in the past decade. Although a considerable proportion have …

Review of infectious diseases in refugees and asylum seekers—current status and going forward

AH Eiset, C Wejse - Public Health Reviews, 2017 - Springer
An unprecedented rise in the number of asylum seekers and refugees was seen in Europe
in 2015, and it seems that numbers are not going to be reduced considerably in 2016 …

Gesundheit und gesundheitliche Versorgung von Asylsuchenden und Flüchtlingen in Deutschland

L Frank, R Yesil-Jürgens, O Razum, K Bozorgmehr… - 2017 - edoc.rki.de
Aufgrund von Krieg und Zerstörung mussten in den letzten Jahren viele Menschen ihre
Heimat verlassen und eine große Anzahl an Asylsuchenden und Flüchtlingen suchte in …

Mental health service utilization and perceived barriers to treatment among adult refugees in Germany

VS Boettcher, AC Nowak, F Neuner - European Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Prevalence rates of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression are high
among refugees in Germany. However, knowledge on subjective as well as objective need …

Prevalence of and risk factors for secondary traumatization in interpreters for refugees: a cross-sectional study

D Kindermann, C Schmid, C Derreza-Greeven… - …, 2017 - karger.com
Background: A substantial proportion of refugees, fleeing persecution, torture, and war, are
estimated to suffer from psychological traumatization. After being sheltered in reception …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluating the EMDR Group Traumatic Episode Protocol with Refugees: A Field Study.

M Lehnung, E Shapiro, M Schreiber… - Journal of EMDR …, 2017 - emdr-france.org
In 2015, more than 1.5 million refugees arrived in Germany, many severely traumatized. Eye
movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy has been proven to be an …

Secondary traumatization in caregivers working with women and children who suffered extreme violence by the “islamic state”

JK Denkinger, P Windthorst… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Refugees fleeing persecution, torture, or sexual violence are at high risk of
developing both acute and chronic psychological disorders. Systematic violence, as …