Executive summary “Depression is a disorder of mood, so mysteriously painful and elusive
in the way it becomes known to the self—to the mediating intellect—as to verge close to …

Background Existing WHO estimates of the prevalence of mental disorders in emergency
settings are more than a decade old and do not reflect modern methods to gather existing …

BackgroundThe number of refugees is at its highest since the Second World War and on the
rise. Many refugees suffer from anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder …

Abstract Introduction War in Ukraine started in March 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea
and continues today in the Donbass region of Eastern Ukraine. Over 1.5 million people in …

Page 1 World Health World report on the health of refugees and migrants Summary
Organization B Page 2 Health for all, including refugees and migrants: time to act now Page …

Background There are a growing number of forced migrants worldwide. Early detection of
poor adjustment and interventions to facilitate positive adaptation within these communities …

Background Studies have identified high rates of mental disorders in refugees, but most
used self-report measures of psychiatric symptoms. In this study, we examined the …

Aims: Armed conflicts produce a wide series of distressing consequences, including death,
all of which impact negatively on the lives of survivors. This paper focuses specifically on the …

Background: Even though there is an extensive body of literature on posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) in individuals who have experienced armed conflict, there are still many …

War refugees and veterans have been known to frequently develop neuropsychiatric
conditions including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and anxiety …