Addressing mental health concerns in refugees and displaced populations: is enough being done?

LR Grasser - Risk management and healthcare policy, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
There are over 82.4 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, about a quarter of whom
are resettling as refugees. In the wake of the global refugee crisis spurred by conflict …

A network meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for refugees and asylum seekers with PTSD

G Turrini, F Tedeschi, P Cuijpers, C Del Giovane… - BMJ Global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Refugees and asylum seekers are vulnerable to common mental disorders,
including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Using a network meta-analysis (NMA) …

Peer-provided psychological intervention for Syrian refugees: results of a randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness of Problem Management Plus

AM De Graaff, P Cuijpers, JWR Twisk, B Kieft… - BMJ Ment …, 2023 - mentalhealth.bmj.com
Background The mental health burden among refugees in high-income countries (HICs) is
high, whereas access to mental healthcare can be limited. Objective To examine the …

Group problem management plus (PM+) to decrease psychological distress among Syrian refugees in Turkey: a pilot randomised controlled trial

C Acarturk, E Uygun, Z Ilkkursun, T Yurtbakan, G Kurt… - BMC psychiatry, 2022 - Springer
Background Syrian refugees resettled in Turkey show a high prevalence of symptoms of
mental disorders. Problem Management Plus (PM+) is an effective psychological …

Peer-provided Problem Management Plus (PM+) for adult Syrian refugees: a pilot randomised controlled trial on effectiveness and cost-effectiveness

AM de Graaff, P Cuijpers, D McDaid, A Park… - Epidemiology and …, 2020 - cambridge.org
AimsCommon mental disorders are highly prevalent among Syrian refugees. Problem
Management Plus (PM+) is a brief, transdiagnostic, non-specialist helper delivered …

Psychological distress after Covid-19 recovery: reciprocal effects with temperament and emotional dysregulation. An exploratory study of patients over 60 years of age …

D Janiri, GD Kotzalidis, G Giuseppin… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
To study the long-term psychological effects of Covid-19 disease, we recruited 61 patients
older than 60 years of age and administered the Kessler questionnaire K10 to assess …

Refugee mental health, global health policy, and the Syrian crisis

K Cratsley, MA Brooks, TK Mackey - Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The most recent global refugee figures are staggering, with over 82.4 million people forcibly
displaced and 26.4 million registered refugees. The ongoing conflict in Syria is a major …

Problems faced by Syrian refugees and asylum seekers in Switzerland

N Kiselev, M Pfaltz, M Schick, M Bird, H Pernille… - Swiss medical …, 2020 - zora.uzh.ch
BACKGROUND: Refugees and asylum seekers are susceptible to develo** common
mental disorders due to their exposure to stressful experiences before, during and after their …

Esca** the past and living in the present: a qualitative exploration of substance use among Syrian male refugees in Germany

J Lindert, U Neuendorf, M Natan, I Schäfer - Conflict and health, 2021 - Springer
Background Syrians have been the largest group of refugees in Germany since 2014. Little
is known about Syrian refugeesperspectives on substance use. The aim of this study is to …

Effectiveness of a stepped-care programme of WHO psychological interventions in migrant populations resettled in Italy: study protocol for the RESPOND randomized …

M Purgato, G Turrini, F Tedeschi, R Serra… - Frontiers in public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Migrant populations, including workers, undocumented migrants, asylum
seekers, refugees, internationally displaced persons, and other populations on the move …