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ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2023

Risk of psychopathology following traumatic events among immigrants and native-born persons in Denmark.

Meghan L Smith, Vijaya Seegulam, Péter Szentkúti, Erzsébet Horváth-Puhó, Sandro Galea, Timothy L Lash, Anthony J Rosellini, Paula P Schnurr, Henrik Toft Sørensen, Jaimie L Gradus

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Meghan L SmithDepartment of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Vijaya SeegulamDepartment of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Péter SzentkútiDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Erzsébet Horváth-PuhóDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Sandro GaleaSchool of Public Health, Boston University, 715 Albany St., Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
Timothy L LashDepartment of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Anthony J RoselliniCenter for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
Paula P SchnurrNational Center for PTSD Executive Division, White River Junction, VT, USA.
Henrik Toft SørensenDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Jaimie L GradusDepartment of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. jgradus@bu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1459-5327
Boston University · USAarhus University Hospital · DKDartmouth College · USEmory University · US

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Characterizing Trauma Outcomes: From Pre-trauma Risk to Post-trauma SequelaeR01MH110453 · NIMH · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI GRADUS, JAIMIE L. · 2017 to 2020
$1.3M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH110453NIMH NIH HHS R01MH110453
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Abstract

purposeImmigrants may have increased risk of mental disorders compared with native-born persons. We aimed to expand the limited research on immigrants' posttraumatic psychopathology related to traumatic experiences in their country of resettlement.

methodsWe obtained data from a cohort of Danish residents with ≥ 1 traumatic event recorded in health and administrative national registries during 1994-2016. We calculated risks of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and substance use disorders (SUD) within 5 years post-trauma among native-born Danes and immigrants who had been in Denmark for ≥ 10 years at the time of their index trauma (including immigrants overall and immigrants from specific regions). Risks were compared via age- and sex-standardized risk ratios (SRR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). We restricted to persons with no record of the disorder under investigation in the 10 years pre-trauma, and stratified by non-interpersonal (e.g., transport accidents) versus interpersonal trauma (e.g., assaults).

resultsFollowing non-interpersonal trauma, immigrants were more likely than native-born Danes to be diagnosed with PTSD (SRR = 5.2, 95% CI 4.6, 5.9), about as likely to be diagnosed with depression (SRR = 0.98, 95% CI 0.92, 1.1), and less likely to be diagnosed with SUD (SRR = 0.89, 95% CI 0.82, 0.95). Results were similar following interpersonal trauma, except the SRR for PTSD was reduced in magnitude (SRR = 3.0, 95% CI 1.7, 5.4). There were differences by region of birth.

conclusionImmigrants to Denmark have higher risk of PTSD following traumatic experiences than do native-born Danes, possibly due to the combined influence of adverse pre-, peri-, and/or post-migration experiences.

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Emigrants and ImmigrantsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSubstance-Related DisordersDenmarkHumansPsychopathologyDenmarkMental healthMigrationPosttraumatic stress disorderTrauma

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