Living conditions and the mental health and well-being of refugees: evidence from a large-scale German survey

L Walther, LM Fuchs, J Schupp… - Journal of immigrant and …, 2020 - Springer
Refugees are at an increased risk of mental health problems and low subjective well-being.
Living circumstances in the host country are thought to play a vital role in shaping these …

Exploring the relationship between postmigratory stressors and mental health for asylum seekers and refused asylum seekers in the UK

G Morgan, S Melluish, A Welham - Transcultural psychiatry, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Numerous studies have linked the high rates of traumatic events experienced by refugees to
the elevated rate of mental health problems in these populations. A growing body of …

Syrian refugee youth resettled in Norway: mechanisms of resilience influencing health-related quality of life and mental distress

C Dangmann, Ø Solberg… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: The importance of resilience factors in the positive adaptation of refugee youth
is widely recognised. However, their actual mechanism of impact remains under …

Salutogenic and pathogenic factors among young adult refugees in Germany: An exploratory study

A Laufer, M Böttche, M Walg, A Khatib… - Journal of Refugee …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
In this cross-sectional study, we explored the association of salutogenic variables—
resilience and quality of life (QOL)—with posttraumatic stress (PTS) and depressive …

The association of migration experiences on the self-rated health status among adult humanitarian refugees to Australia: An analysis of a longitudinal cohort study

A Dowling, J Enticott, M Kunin, G Russell - International Journal for Equity …, 2019 - Springer
Background Refugees are potentially at an increased risk for health problems due to their
past and current migration experiences. How migration factors shape refugee health is not …

A conceptual framework on pre-and post-displacement stressors: the case of Syrian refugees

SA Assaf, I Nuwayhid, RR Habib - Frontiers in Public Health, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Researchers have documented multiple stressors and mental health problems along the
journey of refugees as they are displaced to seek refuge in nearby and remote host …

The effect of postmigration factors on quality of life among North Korean refugees living in South Korea

JE Shin, JS Choi, SH Choi, SY Yoo - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
North Korean refugees have not only endured traumatic experiences in North Korea and
during defection but have also undergone an adaptation process after arrival in South …

Posttraumatic growth, depressive symptoms, posttraumatic stress symptoms, post-migration stressors and quality of life in multi-traumatized psychiatric outpatients with …

DS Teodorescu, J Siqveland, T Heir, E Hauff… - Health and quality of life …, 2012 - Springer
Background Psychiatric outpatients with a refugee background have often been exposed to
a variety of potentially traumatizing events, with numerous negative consequences for their …

Forced migration experiences, mental well-being, and nail cortisol among recently settled refugees in Serbia

J Jankovic-Rankovic, RC Oka, JS Meyer… - Social Science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Refugees are exposed to a wide breadth of traumatic and psychosocially stressful
experiences that have long-term implications for their health and resilience. Most prior …

Psychological distress is influenced by length of stay in resettled Iraqi refugees in Australia

MG Uribe Guajardo, S Slewa-Younan, M Smith… - International journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Background Psychological distress has been well identified in recently resettled refugee
groups; however, evidence on psychological distress over time is not conclusive. Australia …