Neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and psychiatric disorders among refugees: a population-based, quasi-experimental study in Denmark.
Else FoverskovJustin S WhiteMarie NorredamTrine FrøslevMin Hee KimMedellena Maria GlymourLars PedersenHenrik Toft SorensenRita HamadPublished in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2022)
Resettlement in highly disadvantaged neighbourhoods was associated with an increase in refugees' risk of psychiatric disorders, suggesting that targeted placement of newly arrived refugees could benefit refugee mental health. The results contribute quasi-experimental evidence to support links between neighbourhood characteristics and health.