Posttraumatic stress disorder with secondary psychotic features (PTSD-SP): Diagnostic and treatment challenges

E Compean, M Hamner - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Trauma exposure leads to various psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety,
bipolar disorders, personality disorders, psychotic disorders, and trauma related disorders …

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 …

Psychological interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in refugees: A meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

A Kip, S Priebe, H Holling… - Clinical Psychology & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Millions of refugees around the globe suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
and/or depression. We conducted a meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to …

Adult asylum seekers from the Middle East including Syria in Central Europe: what are their health care problems?

CA Pfortmueller, M Schwetlick, T Mueller, B Lehmann… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Forced displacement related to persecution and violent conflict has reached a
new peak in recent years. The primary aim of this study is to provide an initial overview of the …

Predicting post‐traumatic stress disorder treatment response in refugees: Multilevel analysis

JFG Haagen, FJJ Ter Heide, TM Mooren… - British Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Given the recent peak in refugee numbers and refugees' high odds of developing
post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), finding ways to alleviate PTSD in refugees is of vital …

Effective screening for emotional distress in refugees: the refugee health screener

M Hollifield, EC Toolson, S Verbillis-Kolp… - The Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Screening for emotional distress is important, but not widely available. This study assesses
the utility of the Refugee Health Screener 15 (RHS-15) in a public health setting. Refugee …

Differences in psychiatric care utilization between refugees, non-refugee migrants and Swedish-born youth

E Björkenstam, M Helgesson, M Norredam… - Psychological …, 2022 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe study aimed to examine differences in, and characteristics of psychiatric
care utilization in young refugees who came to Sweden as unaccompanied or accompanied …

Trauma-affected refugees treated with basic body awareness therapy or mixed physical activity as augmentation to treatment as usual—A pragmatic randomised …

MS Nordbrandt, C Sonne, EL Mortensen, J Carlsson - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is estimated to be as
high as 30% among refugees. The coexistence of prevalent chronic pain is believed to …

Perceptions of health needs among Venezuelan women crossing the border in Northern Chile during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Blukacz, A Carreño Calderon, A Obach… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In parallel to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chile has experienced a significant influx of
international migrants, many of whom are Venezuelan women who have entered the country …

Common mental disorders among young refugees in Sweden: the role of education and duration of residency

E Björkenstam, M Helgesson, M Norredam… - Journal of Affective …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Studies investigating risks of common mental disorders (CMDs) in refugee
youth are sparse. The current study examined health care use due to CMDs in …