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Infectious Disease Reports, 2023 Background: Communicable diseases remain a significant global health issue. The increase in refugees and asylum seekers associated with conflicts may alter the burden of communicable diseases in host countries.
Haitham Taha, Jo Durham, Simon Reid
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Conflict and Health, 2022 Background Forced migrants fleeing conflict and violence face a high risk of mental health problems due to experiences before displacement, perilous journeys, and conditions in the new host societies.
Charlotta van Eggermont Arwidson +4 more
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Prevalence of mental disorders in refugees and asylum seekers: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Global Mental Health, 2022 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 ...
M. Patanè +6 more
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 Background: Emerging evidence suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic is widening pre-pandemic health, social, and economic inequalities between refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers and the general population. This global scoping review examined the impact
Zelalem B Mengesha +4 more
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 Background: Since the onset of the 2015 European refugee crisis, ~4. 46 million people have sought asylum in the European Union, with Germany logging the largest share of all asylum applications.
Vivien Hajak +3 more
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Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 2021 Introduction: Self-Help Plus (SH+) is a group-based psychological intervention developed by the World Health Organization for managing stress. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of SH+ in preventing mental disorders in refugees and asylum seekers in ...
M. Purgato +29 more
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EClinicalMedicine, 2021 Background Migrants globally, including refugees and asylum seekers, have experienced adverse clinical and socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. For approximately 56,000 refugees and asylum seekers in Reception and Identification Centers (RICs)
E. Kondilis +6 more
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Agency in waiting? Everyday tactics of asylum seekers and refugees in Glasgow
European Journal of Social Work, 2022 We examine how asylum seekers and refugees living in Glasgow use various tactics to survive and navigate everyday challenges within the restrictive UK immigration system.
Niroshan Ramachandran, Z. Vathi
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PLoS Medicine, 2020 Background Globally, the number of refugees and asylum seekers has reached record highs. Past research in refugee mental health has reported wide variation in mental illness prevalence data, partially attributable to methodological limitations.
R. Blackmore +7 more
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BJPsych Open, 2021 Background Refugees and asylum seekers often report having experienced numerous complex traumas. It is important to understand the prevalence of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), which can follow complex traumas. Aims This systematic review
Umanga de Silva, N. Glover, C. Katona
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