SynthesisJournal of immigrant and minority health2014
Psychological distress in afghan refugees: a mixed-method systematic review.
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64 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Sexual and reproductive health and maternal welfare among Afghan refugee women in Pakistan: a systematic review.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Pooled it
- Risk factors for poor bereavement outcomes and the support needs of adult bereaved refugees within the psychosocial-cultural concept of personhood: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of common mental health disorders in forcibly displaced populations versus labor migrants by migration phase: A meta-analysis.Journal of affective disorders · 2023Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Autobiographical Memory and Mental Health Research on Refugees and Asylum Seekers.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- An overview of systematic reviews on mental health promotion, prevention, and treatment of common mental disorders for refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced persons.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Efficacy of a World Health Organization-Guided Self-Help Intervention for Reducing Psychological Distress in Afghan Refugees: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mental health · 2026Trial
- Treating sleep disturbances in refugees and asylum seekers: results from a randomized controlled pilot trial evaluating the STARS group intervention.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Trial
- A brief transdiagnostic psychological intervention for Afghan asylum seekers and refugees in Austria: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2022Trial
- Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multilevel Intervention to Address Social Determinants of Refugee Mental Health.American journal of community psychology · 2020Trial
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- Unintentional Home Injuries: Community-Based Participatory Research among Afghan Immigrants and Refugees in British Columbia, Canada.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Understanding the Health and Social Determinants of Health Needs of Resettled Afghan Refugees in Houston, Texas.Community health equity research & policy · 2026Article
- Protocol for a systematic review of mental healthcare for Afghan refugees and asylum seekers in high-income countries.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Coping among Afghan Former Unaccompanied Refugee Children in the UK: A Qualitative Study Exploring Barriers and Influences Over Time.Transcultural psychiatry · 2026Article
- Exploring Afghan Refugees' Post-Resettlement Experiences in North America: A Scoping Review.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2026Article
- The Mental Health and Wellbeing of Hazara Refugees in Australia: A Scoping Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2026Article
- Racialized vulnerability and socioeconomic determinants of health among Afghan refugees in Pakistan.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Understanding the Role of Collective Trauma on Afghan Refugee Mental Health: A Transformative Mixed Methods Study.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- The Impact of a Culturally Adapted Patient Navigator-Led Telehealth Program for Displaced Afghans' Mental Health.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- "SSM. Mental health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Mental health problems disproportionately affect Afghan refugees and asylum seekers who continue to seek international protection with prolonged exposure to war. We performed a systematic review aimed at synthesizing peer-reviewed literature pertaining to mental health problems among Afghans resettled in industrialized nations. We used five databases to identify studies published between 1979 and 2013 that provided data on distress levels, and subjective experiences with distress. Seventeen studies met our inclusion criteria consisting of 1 mixed-method, 7 qualitative, and 9 quantitative studies. Themes from our qualitative synthesis described antecedents for distress being rooted in cultural conflicts and loss, and also described unique coping mechanisms. Quantitative findings indicated moderate to high prevalence of depressive and posttraumatic symptomatology. These findings support the need for continued mental health research with Afghans that accounts for: distress among newly resettled groups, professional help-seeking utilization patterns, and also culturally relevant strategies for mitigating distress and engaging Afghans in research.
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