Mental health of migrants with pre-migration exposure to armed conflict: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Mesa-Vieira, AD Haas, D Buitrago-Garcia… - The Lancet Public …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Exposure to armed conflict has been associated with negative mental health
consequences. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of generalised anxiety disorder, major …

Psychological and pharmacological interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid mental health problems following complex traumatic events …

PA Coventry, N Meader, H Melton, M Temple… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Complex traumatic events associated with armed conflict, forcible
displacement, childhood sexual abuse, and domestic violence are increasingly prevalent …

The social determinants of mental health and disorder: evidence, prevention and recommendations

JB Kirkbride, DM Anglin, I Colman… - World …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
People exposed to more unfavourable social circumstances are more vulnerable to poor
mental health over their life course, in ways that are often determined by structural factors …

Common mental disorders in asylum seekers and refugees: umbrella review of prevalence and intervention studies

G Turrini, M Purgato, F Ballette, M Nosè… - International journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background In recent years there has been a progressive rise in the number of asylum
seekers and refugees displaced from their country of origin, with significant social …

The WPA-lancet psychiatry commission on the future of psychiatry

D Bhugra, A Tasman, S Pathare, S Priebe… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background This Commission addresses several priority areas for psychiatry over the next
decade, and into the 21st century. These represent challenges and opportunities for the …

Posttraumatic stress disorder in refugees

RA Bryant, A Nickerson, N Morina… - Annual review of clinical …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The number of refugees and internally displaced people in 2022 is the largest since World
War II, and meta-analyses demonstrate that these people experience elevated rates of …

Preventive mental health interventions for refugee children and adolescents in high-income settings

M Fazel, TS Betancourt - The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 2018 - thelancet.com
The mental health of refugee children and adolescents is a multifaceted phenomenon that
needs to be understood and addressed across multiple sectors that influence all potential …

[HTML][HTML] Intrusive memories of trauma: A target for research bridging cognitive science and its clinical application

L Iyadurai, RM Visser, A Lau-Zhu, K Porcheret… - Clinical psychology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Intrusive memories of a traumatic event can be distressing and disruptive, and comprise a
core clinical feature of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Intrusive memories involve …

Strengthening mental health care systems for Syrian refugees in Europe and the Middle East: integrating scalable psychological interventions in eight countries

M Sijbrandij, C Acarturk, M Bird, RA Bryant… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The crisis in Syria has resulted in vast numbers of refugees seeking asylum in Syria's
neighbouring countries as well as in Europe. Refugees are at considerable risk of …

Efficacy and acceptability of psychosocial interventions in asylum seekers and refugees: systematic review and meta-analysis

G Turrini, M Purgato, C Acarturk, M Anttila… - Epidemiology and …, 2019 - cambridge.org
AimsIn the past few years, there has been an unprecedented increase in the number of
forcibly displaced migrants worldwide, of which a substantial proportion is refugees and …