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Tidsskrift for familierett, arverett og barnevernrettslige spørsmål (trykt utg.) - Journal ArticleUtlending som søker om oppholdstillatelse i Norge på bakgrunn av familiegjenforening og/eller familieetablering med ektefelle eller samboer, må etter dagens regelverk bo sammen med ektefelle eller samboer i tre år for å få permanent oppholdstillatelse, jf...
UNRWA's role in promoting health outcomes of Palestinian refugees in Jordan: A systematic literature review
Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) - Journal ArticleINTRODUCTION: The mandate of the United Nations Relief and Work Agency in the Near East (UNRWA) includes education and health services of registered Palestinian refugees in Jordan and other countries. UNRWA is facing limited funding because of unstable po...
Utilization of mobile mental health services among syrian refugees and other vulnerable arab populations—a systematic review
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health - Journal ArticleThe global refugee crisis is at its most critical state in history; Syria alone has produced 12 million internally displaced persons, with another 5 million refugees seeking protection across the globe. Faced with the heavy burden of mental distress carri...
Supporting access to healthcare for refugees and migrants in European countries under particular migratory pressure
BMC health services research - Journal ArticleBACKGROUND: In 2015 the increased migratory pressure in Europe posed additional challenges for healthcare providers. The aim of this study was to inform the development of a "Resource Package" to support European Union (EU) member states in improving acce...
Responding to the health needs of women from migrant and refugee backgrounds-Models of maternity and postpartum care in high-income countries: A systematic scoping review
Health & Social Care in the Community - Journal ArticlePregnant women from migrant and refugee backgrounds living in high-income countries (HIC) are at increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes compared with women born in the host country. Women from migrant and refugee background have perinatal healthcare...
Oxford Textbook of Migrant Psychiatry
BookHuman beings have been migrant for millennia. Reasons for migration vary from economic, financial, and educational reasons to persecution on religious or other discriminations. Push and pull factors for migration can produce inordinate amount of stress on...
Service User and Service Provider Perceptions of Enablers and Barriers for Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Women Accessing and Engaging with Perinatal Mental Health Care Services in the WHO European Region: A Scoping Review Protocol
International journal of environmental research and public health - Journal ArticleThere is a need to understand the specific perinatal mental health care needs of migrant subgroups who often have differing health care needs and specific barriers to accessing and engaging with health care services. It is important to have evidence about...
Screening Tools for Mental Disorders Among Female Refugees: a Systematic Review
Journal of child & adolescent trauma - Journal ArticleFemale refugees are particularly vulnerable to mental disorders but assessment may be complex and challenging. Various screening tools have been developed for this population, but little is known about their usefulness. The main aim is to examine the lite...
Refugee Mothers Mental Health and Social Support Needs: A Systematic Review of Interventions for Refugee Mothers
Eur J Psychol - Journal ArticleRefugee mothers endure and are at risk for depression, post-traumatic stress, suicidality, and anxiety. There is a gap in the literature regarding interventions for refugee mothers' mental health and well-being. Interventions involving refugee mothers rar...
Refugee Women with a History of Trauma: Gender Vulnerability in Relation to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
International journal of environmental research and public health - Journal ArticleRefugees represent a population whose living conditions have a strong impact on their mental health. High rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), more than other mental disorders, have been found in this group, with women having the highest incide...
Prevalence of sexual violence among refugees: a systematic review
Revista de saude publica - Journal ArticleOBJECTIVE: To synthesize data about the prevalence of sexual violence (SV) among refugees around the world. METHODS: A systematic review was conducted from the search in seven bibliographic databases. Studies on the prevalence of SV among refugees and asy...
Pregnancy complications among refugee women: a systematic review
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica - Journal ArticleINTRODUCTION: Pregnancy is a time of increased vulnerability for women. Women of refugee background may be further challenged in pregnancy due to a complex series of physical, psychological and social factors. Previous studies show ambiguous results, with...
Perinatal depression: Factors affecting help-seeking behaviours in asylum seeking and refugee women. A systematic review
Journal of migration and health - Journal ArticlePURPOSE: Perinatal depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental health conditions in the general maternity population but whilst the prevalence is thought to be much higher in asylum seeking and refugee (AS&R) women, it is less frequently ident...
Migrations, trauma and mental health: A literature update on psychological assessment
L'Encephale - Journal ArticleINTRODUCTION: Migrants and refugees often face potentially traumatic events and post-migratory stressors. Upon arrival in the host country, they can be referred to mental health services to assess the impact of their previous experiences. These cross-cult...
Mental Health of Refugees and Non-refugees from War-Conflict Countries: Data from Primary Healthcare Services and the Norwegian Prescription Database
Journal of Immigration & Minority Health - Journal ArticleHigh rates of mental health problems are consistently found among immigrants from refugee generating countries. While refugees and their family members may have experienced similar traumas, refugees are more likely to have undergone a stressful asylum per...
Health and Socio-Cultural Experiences of Refugee Women: An Integrative Review
Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health - Journal ArticleApproximately half of the global refugee population are women, yet they remain largely understudied from the perspective of gender. The aim of this review was to investigate the impact of refugee women's resettlement and socio-cultural experiences on thei...
Health and Socio-Cultural Experiences of Refugee Women: An Integrative Review
Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health - Journal ArticleApproximately half of the global refugee population are women, yet they remain largely understudied from the perspective of gender. The aim of this review was to investigate the impact of refugee women's resettlement and socio-cultural experiences on thei...
A psychosocial support programme for children and mothers in war
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry - Journal ArticleThis article describes the content and implementation of a psychosocial intervention programme that was found to have positive effects on mothers and children in Bosnia. The programme was designed to aid young children and their primary caregiver who were...
Impact of culture on refugee women's conceptualization and experience of postpartum depression in high-income countries of resettlement: A scoping review
PLoS ONE - Journal ArticleBackground: The global refugee population has reached a staggering 25.9 million. Approximately 16% of global refugees resettle in high-income countries which are often culturally very different from their home countries. This can create cross-cultural cha...
Gender and offender status predicting treatment success in refugees and asylum seekers with PTSD
European Journal of Psychotraumatology - Journal ArticleCurrent knowledge is limited regarding patient characteristics related to treatment outcome of posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) in refugees and asylum seekers.|Gender, torture status, offender status, level of anger, and level of depression were inve...