Psychiatric disorders in refugees and internally displaced persons after forced displacement: a systematic review

N Morina, A Akhtar, J Barth, U Schnyder - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Background: Protracted armed conflicts not only shape political, legal, and socio-economic
structures, but also have a lasting impact on people's human migration. In 2017, the United …

Preventive mental health interventions for refugee children and adolescents in high-income settings

M Fazel, TS Betancourt - The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 2018 - thelancet.com
The mental health of refugee children and adolescents is a multifaceted phenomenon that
needs to be understood and addressed across multiple sectors that influence all potential …

Armed conflict and public health: into the 21st century

S Garry, F Checchi - Journal of Public Health, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Many people worldwide are affected by conflict, and countries affected are less
likely to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This review outlines the effects of …

Epidemiology of substance use among forced migrants: a global systematic review

D Horyniak, JS Melo, RM Farrell, VD Ojeda… - PLoS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Forced migration is occurring at unprecedented levels. Forced migrants may be
at risk for substance use for reasons including coping with traumatic experiences, co-morbid …

The etiologic, theory-based, ontogenetic hierarchical framework of alcohol use disorder: A translational systematic review of reviews.

CL Boness, AL Watts, KN Moeller, KJ Sher - Psychological Bulletin, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract Modern nosologies (eg, International Classification of Diseases, 11th edition [ICD-
11], Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition [DSM–5]) for alcohol …

Post-traumatic stress disorder in a sample of Syrian refugees in Lebanon

F Kazour, NR Zahreddine, MG Maragel… - Comprehensive …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction Lebanon is the main hosting country for the Syrian crisis, with more than one
million Syrian refugees. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of post …

Characteristics of the Colombian armed conflict and the mental health of civilians living in active conflict zones

V Bell, F Méndez, C Martínez, PP Palma, M Bosch - Conflict and health, 2012 - Springer
Background Despite the fact that the Colombian armed conflict has continued for almost five
decades there is still very little information on how it affects the mental health of civilians …

Integrative mental health and psychosocial support interventions for refugees in humanitarian crisis settings

I Weissbecker, F Hanna, M El Shazly, J Gao… - An uncertain safety …, 2019 - Springer
Refugees are often exposed to various interrelated stressors including the loss of resources
and belongings, death of, or separation from, loved ones as well as direct exposure to …

Ten years of tracking mental health in refugee primary health care settings: an updated analysis of data from UNHCR's Health Information System (2009–2018)

SL Fine, JC Kane, PB Spiegel, WA Tol, P Ventevogel - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background This study examines mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) service
usage within refugee camp primary health care facilities in low-and middle-income countries …

Coping strategies and mental health outcomes of conflict-affected persons in the Republic of Georgia

L Saxon, N Makhashvili, I Chikovani… - Epidemiology and …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Aims. Adults who experienced the 1992 and 2008 armed conflicts in the Republic of Georgia
were exposed to multiple traumatic events and stressors over many years. The aim was to …