Background Exposure to armed conflict has been associated with negative mental health
consequences. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of generalised anxiety disorder, major …

While conflict-induced forced migration is a global phenomenon, the situation in Colombia,
South America, is distinctive. Colombia has ranked either first or second in the number of …

Objective. Refugees have had major challenges to meet their health care needs throughout
history especially in war zones and natural disaster times. The health care needs of Syrian …

Turkey is hosting the majority of Syrian refugees. The current study investigates the
prevalence of probable posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression among adult …

Abstract Background Since the Syrian civil war began in March 2011, more than half of the
Syrian population was forced to escape from their homes, and more than 5 million of them …

Background Psychological distress, psychosomatic complaints and clinical mental disorders
such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder are highly prevalent among refugees …

There are many and varied types of trauma. The extent to which trauma influences the
mental health of an individual depends on the nature of trauma, as well as on the …

Mental health research among asylum seekers and refugees has largely focused on effects
of pre-migration trauma on post-migration wellbeing. While emerging literature highlights the …

Background Consequences of war-related traumatisation have mostly been investigated in
military and predominant male populations, while research on female civilian victims of war …

Background Displacement is a psychologically stressful event. Since the war began, the
people of Tigray were subjected to stressful events such as torture, rape, the killing of a …