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ArticleCurrent epidemiology reports2017

Immigration and Mental Health.

Margarita Alegría, Kiara Álvarez, Karissa DiMarzio

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Article in Current epidemiology reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 153 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

153 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Margarita AlegríaDisparities Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 50 Staniford St. Suite 830, Boston, MA 02114.
Kiara ÁlvarezDisparities Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 50 Staniford St. Suite 830, Boston, MA 02114.
Karissa DiMarzioDisparities Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 50 Staniford St. Suite 830, Boston, MA 02114.

Funding

Effects of Social Context, Culture and Minority Status on Depression and AnxietyR01MH098374 · NIMH · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ALEGRIA, MARGARITA, CANINO, GLORISA J · 2012 to 2016
$3.3M
International Latino Research Partnership (ILRP)R01DA034952 · NIDA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ALEGRIA, MARGARITA · 2013 to 2017
$2.8M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA034952NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH098374
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewWhile the experience of migration and resettlement in a new country is associated with mental health risks, immigrants generally demonstrate better mental health than expected. This review describes patterns in mental health outcomes among immigrants. We discuss a conceptual model of the potential underlying mechanisms that could buffer the stress and disadvantage experienced by this substantial and growing population. RECENT

findingsWhile epidemiological studies have established a general pattern of lower risk for mental health disorders among first-generation (foreign-born) immigrants in the U.S., recent studies highlight how this pattern varies substantially by the intersection of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, and socioeconomic status. Contextual factors including the family and neighborhood context; an immigrant's social position; experiences of social support and social exclusion; language competency and ability; and exposure to discrimination and acculturative stress further influence the relationship between immigration and mental health. SUMMARY: We conclude with an emphasis on social resilience processes, with a focus on how immigrants develop social relations, social capital and social networks. We recommend future directions for research that prioritize identifying and understanding social adaptation strategies adopted by immigrant groups to cope with immigration stressors.

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cultureepidemiologyimmigrationmental healthpsychiatricsocial resilience

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PMID29805955
PMCPMC5966037

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