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 …

The mental health costs of armed conflicts—a review of systematic reviews conducted on refugees, asylum-seekers and people living in war zones

B Carpiniello - International journal of environmental research and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aims: Armed conflicts produce a wide series of distressing consequences, including death,
all of which impact negatively on the lives of survivors. This paper focuses specifically on the …

Anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in refugees resettling in high-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis

JR Henkelmann, S de Best, C Deckers, K Jensen… - BJPsych …, 2020 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe number of refugees is at its highest since the Second World War and on the
rise. Many refugees suffer from anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder …

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 …

Addressing war trauma in Ukrainian refugees before it is too late

A Javanbakht - European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to one of the largest refugee crises in recent history.
Many internally displaced Ukrainians and refugees will need care for PTSD, anxiety, and …

Efficacy of psychosocial interventions for mental health outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries: an umbrella review

C Barbui, M Purgato, J Abdulmalik, C Acarturk… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Mental health conditions are leading causes of disability worldwide.
Psychosocial interventions for these conditions might have a key role in their treatment …

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 …

Effectiveness of a brief group behavioral intervention for common mental disorders in Syrian refugees in Jordan: a randomized controlled trial

RA Bryant, A Bawaneh, M Awwad, H Al-Hayek… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Common mental disorders are frequently experienced by refugees. This study
evaluates the impact of a brief, lay provider delivered group-based psychological …

[HTML][HTML] Mental health in refugee children

C Dangmann, R Dybdahl, Ø Solberg - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
Almost half of the world's forcibly displaced population are children, most commonly
originating from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Health disparities are well documented …

Effectiveness of self-help plus in preventing mental disorders in refugees and asylum seekers in Western Europe: a multinational randomized controlled trial

M Purgato, K Carswell, F Tedeschi, C Acarturk… - Psychotherapy and …, 2021 - karger.com
Abstract Introduction: Self-Help Plus (SH+) is a group-based psychological intervention
developed by the World Health Organization for managing stress. Objective: To assess the …