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ArticleCommunications medicine2023

Migrants' mental health recovery in Italian reception facilities.

Emanuele Caroppo, Carmela Calabrese, Marianna Mazza, Alessandro Rinaldi, Daniele Coluzzi, Pierangela Napoli, Martina Sapienza, UOC Salute Mentale working group, Maurizio Porfiri, Pietro De Lellis

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Article in Communications medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Emanuele Caroppo *Department of Mental Health, Local Health Authority Roma 2, Rome, Italy. emanuele.caroppo@aslroma2.it.
Carmela Calabrese *Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Marianna MazzaInstitute of Psychiatry and Psychology, Department of Geriatrics, Neuroscience and Orthopedics, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3007-8162
Alessandro RinaldiMigrant Health Unit, Local Health Authority Roma 2, Rome, Italy.
Daniele ColuzziMigrant Health Unit, Local Health Authority Roma 2, Rome, Italy.
Pierangela NapoliMigrant Health Unit, Local Health Authority Roma 2, Rome, Italy.
Martina SapienzaDepartment of Life Sciences and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
UOC Salute Mentale working group
Maurizio PorfiriCenter for Urban Science and Progress, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY, USA. mporfiri@nyu.edu.
Pietro De LellisDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. pietro.delellis@unina.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2656-6454
Azienda Sanitaria Locale Roma 3 · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITFederico II University Hospital · ITInstitut de Neurosciences des Systèmes · FRNew York University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundForced migration leaves deep marks on the psychological well-being of migrants, with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychological conditions being prevalent among them. While research has clarified the extent to which pre-migration trauma is a predictor of mental health outcomes, the role of post-migration stressors in the settlement environment are yet to be fully characterized.

methodsWe monitored mental health of a cohort of 100 asylum-seekers during their 14-day COVID-19-related quarantine in reception facilities in Rome, Italy, through the administration of six questionnaires (a demographic survey, the WHO-5 well-being index, the Primary Care PTSD Screen for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 (DSM-5), the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire, the Trauma and Loss Spectrum-Self Report, and the LiMEs-Italian version). Through the combination of statistical analysis and supervised learning, we studied the impact of the first contact with the reception system on asylum-seekers' mental health and sought for possible risk and shielding factors for PTSD.

resultsWe find that sheltering in refugee centers has a positive impact on migrants' mental health; asylum-seekers with PTSD reported more traumatic events and personality characteristics related to loss and trauma; life events are predictors of PTSD in asylum-seekers.

conclusionsWe identify past traumatic experiences as predictors of PTSD, and establish the positive role the immediate post-migration environment can play on migrants' psychological well-being. We recommend for host countries to implement reception models that provide effective protection and integration of asylum-seekers, similar to those in the Italian system.

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