Impact of the refugee crisis on the Greek healthcare system: a long road to Ithaca

OS Kotsiou, P Kotsios, DS Srivastava, V Kotsios… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Greece is the country of “Xenios Zeus”, the Ancient Greek god of foreigners and hospitality;
however, it is also the main point of entry to Europe. Since the beginning of 2014, 1,112,332 …

The prevalence of burnout and secondary traumatic stress in professionals and volunteers working with forcibly displaced people: A systematic review and two meta …

F Roberts, B Teague, J Lee… - Journal of traumatic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Research suggests that professionals and volunteers who work with forcibly displaced
people (FDP) experience burnout and secondary traumatic stress (STS) as a result of …

Mental health and quality of life among asylum seekers and refugees living in refugee housing facilities in Sweden

A Leiler, A Bjärtå, J Ekdahl, E Wasteson - Social psychiatry and psychiatric …, 2019 - Springer
Introduction In 2015, there was a high influx of refugees to Sweden, creating an extreme
situation where individuals were forced to remain in large housing facilities for long periods …

Structural and socio-cultural barriers to accessing mental healthcare among Syrian refugees and asylum seekers in Switzerland

N Kiselev, M Pfaltz, F Haas, M Schick… - European journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Due to their experiences of major stressful life events, including post-
displacement stressors, refugees and asylum seekers are vulnerable to developing mental …

Prevalence and predictors of common mental disorders among Syrian refugees in Istanbul, Turkey: a cross-sectional study

C Acarturk, M McGrath, B Roberts, Z Ilkkursun… - Social psychiatry and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose The war in Syria has created the greatest refugee crisis in the twenty-first
century. Turkey hosts the highest number of registered Syrian refugees, who are at …

Major depressive disorder prevalence and risk factors among Syrian asylum seekers in Greece

DN Poole, B Hedt-Gauthier, S Liao, NA Raymond… - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Over one million Syrian asylum seekers have travelled to Greece with
the ultimate aim of reaching other countries in western Europe. Depression prevalence and …

[HTML][HTML] A life in waiting: Refugees' mental health and narratives of social suffering after European Union border closures in March 2016

PJ Bjertrup, M Bouhenia, P Mayaud, C Perrin… - Social Science & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Rationale In 2015, an estimated 856,723 refugees, predominantly from Syria,
Afghanistan, and Iraq arrived in Greece as an entry point into the European Union. The …

Effectiveness of a peer-refugee delivered psychological intervention to reduce psychological distress among adult Syrian refugees in the Netherlands: study protocol

AM de Graaff, P Cuijpers, C Acarturk… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Syrian refugees face multiple hardships and adversities which put them at risk
for the development of mental health problems. However, access to adequate mental health …

Feasibility and acceptability of Problem Management Plus (PM+) among Syrian refugees and asylum seekers in Switzerland: a mixed-method pilot randomized …

J Spaaij, N Kiselev, C Berger, RA Bryant… - European journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background Syrian refugees in Switzerland face several barriers in accessing
mental health care. Cost-effective psychological interventions are urgently needed to meet …

Qualitative study on mental health and well-being of Syrian refugees and their coping mechanisms towards integration in the UK

P Paudyal, M Tattan, MJF Cooper - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective This study aimed to explore the mental well-being of Syrian refugees and identify
their coping mechanisms and pathways towards integration into new communities. Design …