ArticleEuropean journal of psychotraumatology2021
A network analysis of postmigration living difficulties in refugees and asylum seekers.
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- Network analysis of changes in post-migration stressors during treatment for refugees with PTSD.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Trial
- Long-term effectiveness of Self-Help Plus in refugees and asylum seekers resettled in Western Europe: 12-month outcomes of a randomised controlled trial.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2022Trial
- Sense of coherence as a pathway linking war trauma and post-migration stress to mental health functioning among refugees and asylum seekers in the Netherlands.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Mechanisms and attitudes in responsive healthcare for forced migrant communities: a qualitative study of transnational practice.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Developing a Medical Education Framework for Migrant and Refugee Mental Health in Switzerland.International journal of public health · 2025Article
- Network analytical investigation of relationships between symptoms of common mental disorders among refugees and asylum seekers in Türkiye.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2024Article
- Group Belonging and Social Identities in the Transition of Asylum-Seekers in Greece: Longitudinal Pathways to Adjustment.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Knowledge of legal rights as a factor of refugee and asylum seekers' health status: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Ambiguous loss of home: Syrian refugees and the process of losing and remaking home.Wellbeing, space and society · 2023Article
- The boundaries between complex posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters and post-migration living difficulties in traumatised Afghan refugees: a network analysis.Conflict and health · 2022Article
- Moral injury related to immigration detention on Nauru: a qualitative study.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: The prevalence of mental disorders among asylum seekers and refugees is elevated compared to the general population. The importance of post-migration living difficulties (PMLDs), stressors faced after displacement, has recently been recognized due to research demonstrating their moderating role of on mental health outcomes. Traditionally, PMLDs were investigated as count variables or latent variables, disregarding plausible interrelationships among them. Objectives: To use network analysis to investigate the associations among PMLDs. Methods: Based on a cross-sectional measurement of seventeen PMLDs in a clinical sample of traumatized asylum seekers and refugees ( Results: The network consisted of 71 of the 120 possible edges. The strongest edge was found between 'Communication difficulties' and 'Discrimination'. 'Loneliness, boredom, or isolation' had highest predictability. Conclusion: Our finding of an association between communication difficulties and discrimination has been documented before and is of importance given the known negative impact of discrimination on mental and physical health outcomes. The high predictability of isolation is indicative of multiple associations with other PMLDs and highlights its importance among the investigated population. Our results are limited by the cross-sectional nature of our study and the relatively modest sample size.
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