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Suicide rates and suicidal behaviour in displaced people: A systematic review

Background: Refugees, and other forcibly displaced people, face mental distress and may be disproportionately affected by risk factors for suicide. Little is known about suicidal behaviour in these highly mobile populations because collecting timely, rele...

Sleep disorders in migrants and refugees: A systematic review with implications for personalized medical approach

Sleep disorders are very common in migrants and refugees, often as a comorbid disorder to different somatic or psychiatric diagnoses and psychological disturbances such as metabolic syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety disorde...

Review: How should child mental health services respond to the refugee crisis?

Child mental health services and related agencies are faced with an increasing challenge in responding to the influx of refugee children around the world. There is strong evidence on the prevalence and complexity of these children's mental health problems...

Prioritising mental health and psychosocial services in relief and recovery efforts in Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created a humanitarian crisis with more than 6·5 million internally displaced people and more than 3 million refugees in neighbouring countries. Mental disorders are prevalent in conflict settings....

Mental health for refugees, asylum seekers and displaced persons: A call for a humanitarian agenda

Every day, nearly 34,000 people are forcibly displaced as a result of war, conflict or persecution. Globally, more than 65 million people have been forced from their homes and about 21 million of these are refugees, over half of whom are under the age of ...

Mental health care utilisation among internally displaced persons in Ukraine: Results from a nation-wide survey

AimsThere are an estimated 1.5 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine because of the armed conflict in the east of the country. The aim of this paper is to examine utilisation patterns of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) care...

Hidden burdens of conflict: Issues of mental health and access to services among internally displaced persons in Ukraine

Experiences of mental health and functioning among conflict-affected populations: A qualitative study with military veterans and displaced persons in Ukraine

Objective: This article reports findings from a qualitative study that sought to identify and describe psychosocial and mental health consequences of conflict among internally displaced persons (IDPs) and military veterans in Ukraine. The study was the fi...

Evidence-based psychological interventions for adult survivors of torture and trauma: A 30-year review

In this paper we review research evidence on psychosocial interventions for adult survivors of torture and trauma. We identified 40 studies from 1980 to 2010 that investigated interventions for adult survivors of torture and trauma. Population subtypes in...

Epidemiology of depression among displaced people: A systematic review and meta-analysis

INTRODUCTION: Displaced people are prone to develop mental health problems due to resettlement in new environments, traumatic events and forced migration. Depression is a mental health problem repeatedly observed among displaced people such as refugees, m...

Epidemiology of Substance Use among Forced Migrants: A Global Systematic Review

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 mental health disorders, acculturation challenges and social and economic inequality...

Displaced Children: The Psychological Implications

Millions of people across the world have been displaced or live in exile and/or as refugees largely as a consequence of wars, acts of terrorism, and catastrophic natural disasters. There are serious psychological consequences as a result of these extremel...

Children and war: Current understandings and future directions

During the last decade, the number of children whose lives have been disrupted by war, oppression, terror, and other forms of conflict has grown tremendously. When the United Nations High Commission for Refugees was first established during the 1950s to p...

Children and mothers in war: An outcome study of a psychosocial intervention program

The present study was designed to evaluate the effects on children (age: M = 5.5 years) in war-torn Bosnia and Herzegovina of a psychosocial intervention program consisting of weekly group meetings for mothers for 5 months. An additional aim was to invest...

An overview of systematic reviews on mental health promotion, prevention, and treatment of common mental disorders for refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced persons

Migrants who have been forced to leave their home, such as refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDP), are likely to experience stressors which may lead to mental health problems. The efficacy of interventions for mental health promo...

Adaptation and testing of an assessment for mental health and alcohol use problems among conflict-affected adults in Ukraine

In Ukraine, a large number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and veterans experience social and psychological problems as a result of the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Our purpose was to develop reliable and valid instruments to screen...