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ArticleGlobal mental health (Cambridge, England)2022

Prevalence of mental disorders in refugees and asylum seekers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Martina Patanè, Samrad Ghane, Eirini Karyotaki, Pim Cuijpers, Linda Schoonmade, Lorenzo Tarsitani, Marit Sijbrandij

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Article in Global mental health (Cambridge, England), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 85 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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85 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 155 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Martina PatanèDepartment of Clinical, Neuro-, and Developmental Psychology and WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8093-8530
Samrad GhaneParnassia Psychiatric Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Eirini KaryotakiDepartment of Clinical, Neuro-, and Developmental Psychology and WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Pim CuijpersDepartment of Clinical, Neuro-, and Developmental Psychology and WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Linda SchoonmadeMedical Library, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Lorenzo TarsitaniDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Marit SijbrandijDepartment of Clinical, Neuro-, and Developmental Psychology and WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NLParnassia Groep · NLSapienza University of Rome · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Studies have identified high rates of mental disorders in refugees, but most used self-report measures of psychiatric symptoms. In this study, we examined the percentages of adult refugees and asylum seekers meeting diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD), post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder (BPD), and psychosis. Methods: A systematic literature search in three databases was conducted. We included studies examining the prevalence of MDD, post-traumatic stress disorder, BPD, and psychosis in adult refugees according to a clinical diagnosis. To estimate the pooled prevalence rates, we performed a meta-analysis using the Meta-prop package in Stata (PROSPERO: CRD42018111778). Results: We identified 7048 records and 40 studies (11 053 participants) were included. The estimated pooled prevalence rates were 32% (95% CI 26-39%; Conclusions: This meta-analysis has shown a markedly high prevalence of mental disorders among refugees. Our results underline the devastating effects of war and violence, and the necessity to provide mental health intervention to address mental disorders among refugees. The results should be cautiously interpreted due to the high heterogeneity.

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Mental disordersmeta-analysisprevalencerefugees

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PMCPMC9806970
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