ArticleEpidemiology and psychiatric sciences2019
A population study of prolonged grief in refugees.
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- 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
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- Preliminary Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Ukrainian Traumatic Grief Inventory-Self Report Plus (TGI-SR+).Clinical psychology in Europe · 2026Article
- The prevalence of prolonged grief disorder in patients with common mental disorders: a comparative study between patients with and without a refugee background in the Netherlands.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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- Cultural adaptation of an internet-based self-help app for grieving Syrian refugees in Switzerland.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Prevalence, comorbidities, and factors associated with prolonged grief disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder and complex posttraumatic stress disorder in refugees: a systematic review.Conflict and health · 2024Review
- Research breakdowns: A constructive critique of research practice involving grief, trauma and displaced people.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
- Cluster analysis of prolonged grief, posttraumatic stress, and depression symptoms in bereaved asylum seekers and refugees.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Article
- The Ambiguous Loss Inventory Plus (ALI+): Introduction of a Measure of Psychological Reactions to the Disappearance of a Loved One.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Scalable interventions for refugees.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2023Review
- Ambiguous loss of home: Syrian refugees and the process of losing and remaking home.Wellbeing, space and society · 2023Article
- Bereavement issues and prolonged grief disorder: A global perspective.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2023Review
- Exploring the Use of Hospital and Community Mental Health Services Among Newly Resettled Refugees.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- The relationship between employment and health for people from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds: A systematic review of quantitative studies.SSM - population health · 2022Review
- Beliefs About Causes and Cures of Prolonged Grief Disorder Among Arab and Sub-Saharan African Refugees.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Gray Matter Volume of Thalamic Nuclei in Traumatized North Korean Refugees.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Trajectories of psychosocial symptoms and wellbeing in asylum seekers and refugees exposed to traumatic events and resettled in Western Europe, Turkey, and Uganda.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2022Article
- Activating the attachment system modulates neural responses to threat in refugees with PTSD.Social cognitive and affective neuroscience · 2021Article
- A prevalence assessment of prolonged grief disorder in Syrian refugees.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2021Article
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Abstract
aimsDespite the frequency that refugees suffer bereavement, there is a dearth of research into the prevalence and predictors of problematic grief reactions in refugees. To address this gap, this study reports a nationally representative population-based study of refugees to determine the prevalence of probable prolonged grief disorder (PGD) and its associated problems.
methodsThis study recruited participants from the Building a New Life in Australia (BNLA) prospective cohort study of refugees admitted to Australia between October 2013 and February 2014. The current data were collected in 2015-2016, and comprised 1767 adults, as well as 411 children of the adult respondents. Adult refugees were assessed for trauma history, post-migration difficulties, probable PGD, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mental illness. Children were administered the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.
resultsIn this cohort, 38.1% of refugees reported bereavement, of whom 15.8% reported probable PGD; this represents 6.0% of the entire cohort. Probable PGD was associated with a greater likelihood of mental illness, probable PTSD, severe mental illness, currently unemployed and reported disability. Children of refugees with probable PGD reported more psychological difficulties than those whose parents did not have probable PGD. Probable PGD was also associated with the history of imprisonment, torture and separation from family. Only 56.3% of refugees with probable PGD had received psychological assistance.
conclusionsBereavement and probable PGD appear highly prevalent in refugees, and PGD seems to be associated with disability in the refugees and psychological problems in their children. The low rate of access to mental health assistance for these refugees highlights that there is a need to address this issue in refugee populations.
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