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ArticleEuropean journal of public health2020

Country of birth, time period of resettlement and subsequent treated common mental disorders in young refugees in Sweden.

Ridwanul Amin, Syed Rahman, Thomas E Dorner, Emma Björkenstam, Magnus Helgesson, Marie L Norredam, Marit Sijbrandij, Cansu Alozkan Sever, Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz

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Article in European journal of public 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 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Ridwanul AminDivision of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17177, Stockholm, Sweden.
Syed RahmanDepartment of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17177 Stockholm, Sweden.
Thomas E DornerDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Centre for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
Emma BjörkenstamDivision of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17177, Stockholm, Sweden.
Magnus HelgessonDivision of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17177, Stockholm, Sweden.
Marie L NorredamDanish Research Centre for Migration, Ethnicity and Health, Section of Health Services Research, University of Copenhagen, 1014 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Marit SijbrandijFaculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Department of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology, World Health Organization WHO Collaborating Centre for Research, and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit, 1081 H Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Cansu Alozkan SeverFaculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Department of Clinical, Neuro- and Developmental Psychology, World Health Organization WHO Collaborating Centre for Research, and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit, 1081 H Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ellenor Mittendorfer-RutzDivision of Insurance Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17177, Stockholm, Sweden.
Karolinska Institutet · SEMedical University of Vienna · ATUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLittle is known regarding treatment for common mental disorders (CMDs) in young refugees. We aimed to identify (i) if the risk of treatment for CMDs in young refugees varies by their country of birth, compared with the Swedish-born population and (ii) if time period of resettlement influences these possible associations.

methodsAll Swedish-born individuals and people who were granted refugee status, aged 16-25 years, living in Sweden on 31 December 1999, 2004 or 2009 (around 1 million people with 3-4% refugees in each cohort), were followed for 4 years for treated CMDs by linking register data. To facilitate stratified analyses by refugees' country of birth, the 2009 cohort was followed for 7 years with regard to specialized healthcare and antidepressant prescription due to CMDs. Hazard ratios with 95% confidence intervals were computed in crude and adjusted models.

resultsRefugees in the 2009 cohort with 7-year follow-up had a 25% lower risk for treated CMDs, compared with the Swedish-born. Stratified analysis by country of birth showed a similarly lower risk regarding treated CMDs among refugees from all countries but Iran [hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals): 1.15 (1.05-1.26)] than their Swedish-born peers. No substantial effect of time period of resettlement was observed in the risk for treated CMDs in refugees.

conclusionsTreatment for CMDs is lower in young refugees than in the majority population in Sweden, is stable across time, but varies with country of birth. Strategies to improve access to mental healthcare for young refugees are warranted.

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Mental DisordersRefugeesCohort StudiesHumansIranSweden

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