Life and mental health in limbo of the Ukraine war: How can helpers assist civilians, asylum seekers and refugees affected by the war?

G Anjum, M Aziz, HK Hamid - Frontiers in psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The terror spread by the war disrupts lives and severs families, leaving individuals and
communities devastated. People are left to fend for themselves on multiple levels, especially …

Post-migration factors and mental health outcomes in asylum-seeking and refugee populations: a systematic review

C Gleeson, R Frost, L Sherwood… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The present systematic review examined post-migration variables impacting upon mental
health outcomes among asylum-seeking and refugee populations in Europe. It focuses on …

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 …

Prevalence of and risk factors for mental disorders in refugees

D Giacco, N Laxhman, S Priebe - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Given the increasing numbers of refugees worldwide, the prevalence of their mental
disorders is relevant for public health. Prevalence studies show that, in the first years of …

Psychometric properties of an arabic version of the depression anxiety stress scales (DASS)

MT Moussa, P Lovibond, R Laube… - Research on social …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To translate and evaluate the psychometric properties of an Arabic-language
version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS). Method: The items were translated …

Mental health and quality of life among asylum seekers and refugees living in refugee housing facilities in Sweden

A Leiler, A Bjärtå, J Ekdahl, E Wasteson - Social psychiatry and psychiatric …, 2019 - Springer
Introduction In 2015, there was a high influx of refugees to Sweden, creating an extreme
situation where individuals were forced to remain in large housing facilities for long periods …

Alone, but protected? Effects of social support on mental health of unaccompanied refugee minors

S Sierau, E Schneider, Y Nesterko… - European Child & …, 2019 - Springer
Unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) are the most vulnerable group of refugees suffering
from higher levels of mental health problems. Yet, there is also a group of URM with little or …

Predictors of positive mental health among refugees: Results from Canada's General Social Survey

M Beiser, F Hou - Transcultural psychiatry, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Do refugees have lower levels of positive mental health than other migrants? If so, to what
extent is this attributable to post-migration experiences, including discrimination? How does …

Trauma, exile and mental health in young refugees

E Montgomery - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Montgomery E. Trauma, exile and mental health in young refugees. Objective: To review
evidence of trauma and exile‐related mental health in young refugees from the Middle East …

Somatization in refugees: a review

HG Rohlof, JW Knipscheer, RJ Kleber - Social psychiatry and psychiatric …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose To present a review of the literature concerning medically unexplained physical
symptoms in refugees. Methods We outline a variety of definitions and explanations of …