The prevalence of mental illness in refugees and asylum seekers: A systematic review and meta-analysis

R Blackmore, JA Boyle, M Fazel, S Ranasinha… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Globally, the number of refugees and asylum seekers has reached record
highs. Past research in refugee mental health has reported wide variation in mental illness …

Mental health of migrants with pre-migration exposure to armed conflict: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Mesa-Vieira, AD Haas, D Buitrago-Garcia… - The Lancet Public …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Exposure to armed conflict has been associated with negative mental health
consequences. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of generalised anxiety disorder, major …

Anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in refugees resettling in high-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis

JR Henkelmann, S de Best, C Deckers, K Jensen… - BJPsych …, 2020 - cambridge.org
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 …

Perceptions of mental health and perceived barriers to mental health help-seeking amongst refugees: A systematic review

Y Byrow, R Pajak, P Specker, A Nickerson - Clinical psychology review, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite elevated rates of psychological disorders amongst individuals from a refugee
background, levels of mental health help-seeking in these populations are low. There is an …

Common mental disorders in asylum seekers and refugees: umbrella review of prevalence and intervention studies

G Turrini, M Purgato, F Ballette, M Nosè… - International journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background In recent years there has been a progressive rise in the number of asylum
seekers and refugees displaced from their country of origin, with significant social …

Psychosocial interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder in refugees and asylum seekers resettled in high-income countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis

M Nosè, F Ballette, I Bighelli, G Turrini, M Purgato… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in refugees and asylum seekers resettled
in high-income countries presents specific challenges. This systematic review examined the …

A crisis within the crisis: The mental health situation of refugees in the world during the 2019 coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak

JG Júnior, JP de Sales, MM Moreira, WR Pinheiro… - Psychiatry …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background 68.5 million people around the world have been forced to leave their houses.
Refugees have mainly to face their adaption in a host country, which involves bureaucracy …

The mental health and wellbeing of first generation migrants: a systematic-narrative review of reviews

C Close, A Kouvonen, T Bosqui, K Patel… - Globalization and …, 2016 - Springer
Background First generation migrants are reportedly at higher risk of mental ill-health
compared to the settled population. This paper systematically reviews and synthesizes all …

Post-traumatic stress disorder and depression among Syrian refugees residing in the Kurdistan region of Iraq

HN Mahmood, H Ibrahim, K Goessmann, AA Ismail… - Conflict and Health, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Since the Syrian civil war began in March 2011, more than half of the
Syrian population was forced to escape from their homes, and more than 5 million of them …

ICD‐11 PTSD and complex PTSD amongst Syrian refugees in Lebanon: the factor structure and the clinical utility of the International Trauma Questionnaire

F Vallières, R Ceannt, F Daccache… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Support for ICD‐11 post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD
(CPTSD) is growing; however, few studies include refugees or examine the clinical utility of …