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Risk factors for mental disorder development in asylum seekers and refugees resettled in Western Europe and Turkey: Participant-level analysis of two large prevention studies.

Corrado BarbuiFederico TedeschiCeren AcarturkMinna AnttilaTeresa AuJosef BaumgartnerKen CarswellRachel ChurchillPim CuijpersEirini KaryotakiThomas KleinMarkus KoestersTella LanttaMichela NosèGiovanni OstuzziMassimo PasquiniEleonora PrinaMarit SijbrandijLorenzo TarsitaniGiulia TurriniErsin UygunMaritta VälimäkiLauren WalkerJohannes WancataRoss G WhiteMarianna Purgato
Published in: The International journal of social psychiatry (2022)
This study identified several risk factors for the development of mental disorders in asylum seekers and refugees, some of which may be the target of risk reduction policies. The identification of asylum seekers and refugees at increased risk of mental disorders should guide the implementation of focused preventative psychological interventions.
Keyphrases
  • primary care
  • public health
  • mental health
  • depressive symptoms
  • case control