ArticleThe International journal of social psychiatry2022
Interrupted transit and common mental disorders among migrants in Tijuana, Mexico.
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- Neighborhood Adversity and Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in a Low-Income Migrant Community on the U.S.-Mexico Border.Hispanic health care international : the official journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses · 2026Article
- A scoping review of the available literature on the epidemiologic profile of migrants in-transit through South America, Central America, and Mexico from 2013-2025.Journal of migration and health · 2026Review
- Adverse migration experiences, border community stress, and the mental health of asylum-seeking women in transit at the Mexico-U.S. border.SSM. Mental health · 2025Article
- Manifestation, causes and approach to mental distress among the population of migrant and refugee women in Ecuador and Panama: a qualitative study with key informants.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
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- Inequalities in access to health care: an exploration of the cascade of care for in-transit migrants and asylum seekers, and the general population in Mexico.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Borders and liminality in the right to health of migrants in transit: The case of Colchane in Chile and Necoclí in Colombia.Journal of migration and health · 2024Article
- Longitudinal health survey of women from Venezuela in Colombia (ELSA-VENCOL): First report.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPolicies of migration contention can interrupt the transit of people on the move, forcing them to remain in wait in non-destination countries. This liminal condition might impact negatively on migrants' mental health.
aimsTo assess the relationship between interrupted transit and common mental disorders (CMD; symptoms of depression or anxiety), among migrants in shelters in Tijuana, Mexico.
methodsCross-sectional survey conducted in November to December 2020 and February to April 2021. We assessed depressive symptoms with the Centers for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CES-D-7), and symptoms of anxiety with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-2). We evaluated the association of being in interrupted transit (sent back from the United States to Mexico), as compared to having not crossed to the United States yet or planning to stay in Mexico, with having a CMD (either depressive or anxiety symptoms), as well as the association of other migration-related variables with CMD.
resultsBeing in interrupted transit (OR = 1.74, 95% CI [1.12, 2.71]), and having experienced violence during transit (OR = 2.50, 95% CI [1.63, 3.82]) were associated with CMD.
conclusionsInterrupted transit is a potential risk factor for mental health problems among migrants. Migration and public health policies should consider the mental health consequences of interrupted transit, and promote initiatives to address the mental health needs of migrants on the move.
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