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SynthesisJournal of immigrant and minority health2020

Post-migration Social-Environmental Factors Associated with Mental Health Problems Among Asylum Seekers: A Systematic Review.

Sohail Jannesari, Stephani Hatch, Matthew Prina, Sian Oram

Erratum issuedOpen access · hybridAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 53 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 108 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. The experiences of undergoing medico-legal assessments when seeking asylum in the UK: an interpretive phenomenological analysis.Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sohail JannesariHealth Service and Population Research, The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, David Goldberg Building, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK. Sohail.Jannesari@kcl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7868-2871
Stephani HatchPsychological Medicine, The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Matthew PrinaHealth Service and Population Research, The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, David Goldberg Building, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
Sian OramHealth Service and Population Research, The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, David Goldberg Building, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
King's College London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

People seeking asylum are at an increased risk of mental disorder compared to refugees and other migrants. This paper aims to understand the impact of postmigration social-environmental factors to help inform efforts to reduce rates of mental disorder. We conducted a systematic review searching 11 databases, as well as 6 government and nongovernment websites. We asked 5 experts for recommendations, and carried out forwards and backwards citation tracking. From 7004 papers 21 were eligible and had the appropriate data. Narrative synthesis was conducted. 24 Social-environmental factors were identified and categorised into 7 themes: working conditions, social networks, economic class, living conditions, healthcare, community and identity, and the immigration system. Evidence suggests that discrimination and post-migration stress are associated with increased rates of mental disorder. The post-migration environment influences the mental health of people seeking asylum. Discrimination and post-migration stress are key factors, warranting further research and public attention.

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Mental DisordersRefugeesTransients and MigrantsEmigration and ImmigrationHumansMental HealthAsylum seekerDiscriminationMental healthRefugees

Identifiers

PMID32430778
PMCPMC7441054
OpenAlexW3026619687

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