ReviewTranslational psychiatry2017
Risk of psychosis in refugees: a literature review.
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- 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
- Aetiological research on the health of migrants living in Germany: a systematic literature review.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- The association between migrant status and transition in an ultra-high risk for psychosis population.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2021Pooled it
- Risk of Psychosis Among Refugees: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA psychiatry · 2019Pooled it
- Efficacy and acceptability of psychosocial interventions in asylum seekers and refugees: systematic review and meta-analysis.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2019Pooled it
- Analysis of Normalizers and Neurodevelopment-Related microRNAs in the Prefrontal Cortex and in the Sperm of SHR Rats.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Mental Health and Suicide Research with Migrants in Australia: Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Engagement Strategies.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Incidence of non-affective psychotic disorders in refugees and peers growing up in Denmark and Sweden: a registry linkage study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
- Prevalence of mental disorders and related risk factors in refugees and asylum seekers in Campania.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Migrant status, clinical symptoms and functional outcome in youth at clinical high risk for psychosis: findings from the NAPLS-3 study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2023Article
- First perinatal psychiatric episode among refugee and family-reunified immigrant women compared to Danish-born women: a register-based study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2021Article
- Mental health consequences of long-term stays in refugee camps: preliminary evidence from Moria.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Attitudes towards psychopharmacology and psychotherapy in psychiatric patients with and without migration background.BMC psychiatry · 2020Article
- Mental health in refugees and asylum seekers (MEHIRA): study design and methodology of a prospective multicentre randomized controlled trail investigating the effects of a stepped and collaborative care model.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2020Article
- Implementing a Need-Adapted Stepped-Care Model for Mental Health of Refugees: Preliminary Data of the State-Funded Project "RefuKey".Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Article
- Mapping the evidence on pharmacological interventions for non-affective psychosis in humanitarian non-specialised settings: a UNHCR clinical guidance.BMC medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
Conflicts and precarious living conditions resulted in the arrival of large numbers of refugees in Europe and especially in Germany. Evidence suggests that immigrant populations are at elevated risk of psychotic disorders. Considering the traumatic pre- and post-migratory adversities refugees may have encountered, people granted refugee status may even be more susceptible to psychosis than non-refugee migrants. The aim of this literature review is to summarise and interpret recent research on the incidence or prevalence of psychotic disorders in refugees, additionally focusing on the aspects of gender and Middle Eastern provenance. A systematic search in PubMed was performed in the time from 20 to 28 May 2016. Relevant literature was limited to articles describing cohort studies conducted in Western industrialised countries. Articles published between 1 June 2006 and 28 May 2016 were analysed. Content relating to psychotic disorders in refugees was reviewed and summarised. The selected studies showed an increased risk of psychotic disorders in refugees compared with both the indigenous population and non-refugee. migrants. The elevated risk was more pronounced in refugee men. A particularly high risk in refugees of Middle Eastern origin could not be inferred. The higher susceptibility to psychotic disorders in refugees emphasises the need for the development and implementation of adequate prevention strategies. Clinicians and people working in a refugee setting should be aware of early signs and symptoms of psychosis. Further research is required to evaluate post-migratory experiences and investigate the population of refugees affected by the current humanitarian crisis.
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