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ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2017

Incidence and prevalence of mental disorders among immigrants and native Finns: a register-based study.

Niina Markkula, Venla Lehti, Mika Gissler, Jaana Suvisaari

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Article in Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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38 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Niina MarkkulaFaculty of Medicine, Clínica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo, Av. Las Condes 12 438, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile. Niina.markkula@helsinki.fi.ORCID 0000-0002-5312-8564
Venla LehtiDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Mika GisslerResearch Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Jaana SuvisaariMental Health Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare · FIUniversidad del Desarrollo · CLUniversity of Helsinki · FIUniversity of Turku · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeMigrants appear to have a higher risk of mental disorders, but findings vary across country settings and migrant groups. We aimed to assess incidence and prevalence of mental disorders among immigrants and Finnish-born controls in a register-based cohort study.

methodsA register-based cohort study of 184.806 immigrants and 185.184 Finnish-born controls (1.412.117 person-years) was conducted. Information on mental disorders according to ICD-10 was retrieved from the Hospital Discharge Register, which covers all public health care use.

resultsThe incidence of any mental disorder was lower among male (adjusted HR 0.82, 95% CI 0.77-0.87) and female (aHR 0.76, 95% CI 0.72-0.81) immigrants, being lowest among Asian and highest among North African and Middle Eastern immigrants. The incidence of bipolar, depressive and alcohol use disorders was lower among immigrants. Incidence of psychotic disorders was lower among female and not higher among male immigrants, compared with native Finns. Incidence of PTSD was higher among male immigrants (aHR 4.88, 95% CI 3.38-7.05).

conclusionsThe risk of mental disorders varies significantly across migrant groups and disorders and is generally lower among immigrants than native Finns.

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AdultCohort StudiesEmigrants and ImmigrantsFemaleFinlandHumansIncidenceMaleMental DisordersPrevalenceRisk FactorsMigrantsMood disordersPost-traumatic stress disorderPsychotic disordersRegister study

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