ArticleGlobal public health2020
Mental health and psychosocial support needs among people displaced by Boko Haram in Nigeria.
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Rebuilding Emotional Stability and Strength Through Therapeutic and Life-Skills Education for Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria (RESETTLE-IDPs): a Hybrid Type II Effectiveness-implementation Study
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Pooled it
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- Social ecosystems of trafficked conflict-related sexual violence survivors and their children: navigating and coping with intersecting stigma and violence in Nigeria and Iraq.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- 'I struggle to feel normal': phenomenological analysis of experience with living in crises resettlement camps in Nigeria.International health · 2026Article
- Mental health interventions for refugees in Africa: a scoping review of implementation and motivations.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Psychiatric Morbidity Among the Elderly Patients Presenting to Emergency Trauma Setting: An Exploratory Study.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Detrimental Changes in Individual Health-Promoting Behaviors Among Internally Displaced Israelis.International journal of public health · 2025Article
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- Posttraumatic stress moderates return intentions: a factorial survey experiment with internally displaced persons in Nigeria.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2023Article
- "Watching my family being killed by terrorists made me really depressed": Mental health experiences, challenges and needed support of young internally displaced persons in northern Nigeria.Journal of migration and health · 2022Article
- Understanding the health needs of internally displaced persons: A scoping review.Journal of migration and health · 2021Article
- Anxiety and Depression Among Internally Displaced Persons in North Central Nigeria: Prevalence, Correlates, and Policy Implications.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
Since 2013, the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria has left almost 2 million people displaced and 10 million in need of life-saving services. While the humanitarian response has focused on provision of food, shelter, and physical health needs, mental health needs remain largely overlooked. This mixed-methods project explored the mental health and psychosocial (MHPS) burden, existing resources and coping mechanisms, and remaining needs among internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host communities in Borno State, Nigeria. Survey findings reveal a high burden of mental health needs: 60% of participants strongly endorsed at least one mental health symptom, and 75% endorsed functional impairment associated with mental health symptoms. Unexpectedly, we found that adult men had the highest rates of symptom burden, suggesting that typical approaches focusing on women and children would miss this vulnerable population. Qualitative findings (free lists, interviews, focus group discussions) reflect MHPS needs that could be addressed through solutions-focused approaches, although tailored interventions would be needed to support stigmatised and vulnerable groups such as drug users and rape victims. Finally, participants emphasised the breakdown of community and political leadership structures, as well as of economic and livelihood activities, suggesting that MHPS interventions should focus on restoring these key resources.
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