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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Homeless Migrant Mothers of the Paris Region Shelters

Migrant women are disproportionately more likely to experience traumatic events in their country of origin, during migration and after arriving in the host country. Homeless women are more likely to be exposed to multiple victimizations in childhood (emotional or physical maltreatment) and in adulth...

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Autores principales: Roze, Mathilde, Melchior, Maria, Vuillermoz, Cécile, Rezzoug, Dalila, Baubet, Thierry, Vandentorren, Stéphanie
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Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7370032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32646029
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134908
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author Roze, Mathilde
Melchior, Maria
Vuillermoz, Cécile
Rezzoug, Dalila
Baubet, Thierry
Vandentorren, Stéphanie
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Melchior, Maria
Vuillermoz, Cécile
Rezzoug, Dalila
Baubet, Thierry
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description Migrant women are disproportionately more likely to experience traumatic events in their country of origin, during migration and after arriving in the host country. Homeless women are more likely to be exposed to multiple victimizations in childhood (emotional or physical maltreatment) and in adulthood (sexual abuse, street victimization). This study’s objective was to describe the factors associated with the likelihood of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among homeless migrant mothers in the Paris region. Face-to-face interviews were conducted by bilingual psychologists and interviewers in a representative sample of homeless families in the Paris region. PTSD was ascertained using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) (n = 691 mothers). We studied PTSD in mothers using weighted Poisson regression. Homeless migrant mothers had high levels of PTSD (18.9%) in the 12 months preceding the study. In multivariate analysis, PTSD was associated with departure from the country of origin because of violence (PR = 1.45 95% CI 1.03; 2.04), depression in the preceding 12 months (PR = 1.82 95% CI 1.20; 2.76), and residential instability (PR = 1.93 95% CI 1.27; 2.93). Homeless migrant mothers have high levels of traumatic events and PTSD. Improvements in screening for depression and PTSD and access to appropriate medical care are essential for this vulnerable group.
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spelling pubmed-73700322020-07-21 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Homeless Migrant Mothers of the Paris Region Shelters Roze, Mathilde Melchior, Maria Vuillermoz, Cécile Rezzoug, Dalila Baubet, Thierry Vandentorren, Stéphanie Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Migrant women are disproportionately more likely to experience traumatic events in their country of origin, during migration and after arriving in the host country. Homeless women are more likely to be exposed to multiple victimizations in childhood (emotional or physical maltreatment) and in adulthood (sexual abuse, street victimization). This study’s objective was to describe the factors associated with the likelihood of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among homeless migrant mothers in the Paris region. Face-to-face interviews were conducted by bilingual psychologists and interviewers in a representative sample of homeless families in the Paris region. PTSD was ascertained using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) (n = 691 mothers). We studied PTSD in mothers using weighted Poisson regression. Homeless migrant mothers had high levels of PTSD (18.9%) in the 12 months preceding the study. In multivariate analysis, PTSD was associated with departure from the country of origin because of violence (PR = 1.45 95% CI 1.03; 2.04), depression in the preceding 12 months (PR = 1.82 95% CI 1.20; 2.76), and residential instability (PR = 1.93 95% CI 1.27; 2.93). Homeless migrant mothers have high levels of traumatic events and PTSD. Improvements in screening for depression and PTSD and access to appropriate medical care are essential for this vulnerable group. MDPI 2020-07-07 2020-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7370032/ /pubmed/32646029 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134908 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7370032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32646029
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134908
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