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Risk for mental illness following exposure to violence and threats among newly arrived refugees
OBJECTIVE: There is an association between pre-migration exposure to threats and violence, and the risk for mental illness among newly arrived refugees (NAR). The aim of this study is therefore to investigate the effect of pre-migration violent and threatening experiences on the mental health of NAR...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9733151/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36494826 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-022-06239-1 |
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author | Mangrio, Elisabeth Zdravkovic, Slobodan Ivert, Anna-Karin |
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description | OBJECTIVE: There is an association between pre-migration exposure to threats and violence, and the risk for mental illness among newly arrived refugees (NAR). The aim of this study is therefore to investigate the effect of pre-migration violent and threatening experiences on the mental health of NAR in Sweden. The participants were recruited between February 2015 and February 2016, undergoing the naturalisation process in Sweden. In total, 681 questionnaires were returned (response rate of 39.5%). RESULTS: The results showed that almost 50% of the sample were at risk for mental illness. Analysis of pre-migration exposure to violence or threats, and risk for mental illness, showed a significant odds ratio for violence as well as for threats. Analysing men and women separately resulted in a significant odds ratio for women for pre-migration threats. For men, pre-migration violence and threats were significantly associated with the risk for mental illness. The host society receiving NAR must screen for mental illness and be prepared to provide support and care for refugees who were exposed to violence or threats, and who are subsequently at risk for mental illness. This must be considered in order to improve health and subsequently the social integration of refugees. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13104-022-06239-1. |
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spelling | pubmed-97331512022-12-10 Risk for mental illness following exposure to violence and threats among newly arrived refugees Mangrio, Elisabeth Zdravkovic, Slobodan Ivert, Anna-Karin BMC Res Notes Research Note OBJECTIVE: There is an association between pre-migration exposure to threats and violence, and the risk for mental illness among newly arrived refugees (NAR). The aim of this study is therefore to investigate the effect of pre-migration violent and threatening experiences on the mental health of NAR in Sweden. The participants were recruited between February 2015 and February 2016, undergoing the naturalisation process in Sweden. In total, 681 questionnaires were returned (response rate of 39.5%). RESULTS: The results showed that almost 50% of the sample were at risk for mental illness. Analysis of pre-migration exposure to violence or threats, and risk for mental illness, showed a significant odds ratio for violence as well as for threats. Analysing men and women separately resulted in a significant odds ratio for women for pre-migration threats. For men, pre-migration violence and threats were significantly associated with the risk for mental illness. The host society receiving NAR must screen for mental illness and be prepared to provide support and care for refugees who were exposed to violence or threats, and who are subsequently at risk for mental illness. This must be considered in order to improve health and subsequently the social integration of refugees. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13104-022-06239-1. BioMed Central 2022-12-09 /pmc/articles/PMC9733151/ /pubmed/36494826 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-022-06239-1 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. |
spellingShingle | Research Note Mangrio, Elisabeth Zdravkovic, Slobodan Ivert, Anna-Karin Risk for mental illness following exposure to violence and threats among newly arrived refugees |
title | Risk for mental illness following exposure to violence and threats among newly arrived refugees |
title_full | Risk for mental illness following exposure to violence and threats among newly arrived refugees |
title_fullStr | Risk for mental illness following exposure to violence and threats among newly arrived refugees |
title_full_unstemmed | Risk for mental illness following exposure to violence and threats among newly arrived refugees |
title_short | Risk for mental illness following exposure to violence and threats among newly arrived refugees |
title_sort | risk for mental illness following exposure to violence and threats among newly arrived refugees |
topic | Research Note |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9733151/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36494826 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-022-06239-1 |
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