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ArticleEpidemiology and psychiatric sciences2022

Impact of displacement context on psychological distress in refugees resettled in Australia: a longitudinal population-based study.

Angela Nickerson, Shraddha Kashyap, David Keegan, Ben Edwards, Walter Forrest, Richard A Bryant, Meaghan O'Donnell, Kim Felmingham, Alexander C McFarlane, Wietse A Tol and 3 more

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Article in Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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13 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Angela NickersonSchool of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9171-4209
Shraddha KashyapSchool of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
David KeeganHOST International, Sydney, Australia.
Ben EdwardsCentre for Social Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Walter ForrestSchool of Law, University of Limerick, Ireland.
Richard A BryantSchool of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9607-819X
Meaghan O'DonnellDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Kim FelminghamSchool of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Alexander C McFarlaneThe Centre for Traumatic Stress, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Wietse A TolDepartment of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Lonneke LenferinkUniversity of Groningen: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Joel HoffmanSchool of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Belinda J LiddellSchool of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
UNSW Sydney · AUThe University of Melbourne · AUAustralian National University · AUThe University of Adelaide · AUUniversity of Copenhagen · DKUniversity of Groningen · NLUniversity of Limerick · IE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsRefugees typically spend years in a state of protracted displacement prior to permanent resettlement. Little is known about how various prior displacement contexts influence long-term mental health in resettled refugees. In this study, we aimed to determine whether having lived in refugee camps

methodsParticipants were 1887 refugees who had taken part in the Building a New Life in Australia study, which comprised of five annual face-to-face or telephone surveys from the year of first arrival in Australia.

resultsLatent growth curve modelling revealed that refugees who had lived in camps showed greater initial psychological distress (as indexed by the K6) and faster decreases in psychological distress in the 4 years after resettling in Australia, compared to those who had lived in community settings. Investigation of refugee camp characteristics revealed that poorer access to services in camps was associated with greater initial distress after resettlement, and greater ability to meet one's basic needs in camps was associated with faster decreases in psychological distress over time.

conclusionsThese findings highlight the importance of the displacement context in influencing the course of post-resettlement mental health. Increasing available services and meeting basic needs in the displacement environment may promote better mental health outcomes in resettled refugees.

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Psychological DistressRefugeesAustraliaHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMental HealthDisplacedhuman-caused traumarefugee camprefugeessettlementsocial determinantstortureurban displacementwar/armed conflict as civilian

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