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Public health aspects of mental health among migrants and refugees: a review of the evidence on mental health care for refugees, asylum seekers and irregular migrants in the WHO European Region

Priebe, Stefan; Giacco, Domenico; El-Nagib, Rawda.

The increasing number of refugees, asylum seekers and irregular migrants poses a challenge for mental health services in Europe. This review found that these groups are exposed to risk factors for mental disorders before, during and after migration. The prevalence rates of psychotic, mood and substance u...

Réfugiés/statistiques et données numériques, Europe, Immigrés Illégaux, Santé mentale, Services de santé mentale/ressources et distribution, Immigrants sans papiers/statistiques et données numériques

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Public health aspects of migrant health: a review of the evidence on health status for refugees and asylum seekers in the European Region

Refugees and asylum seekers are defined in many ways, but can be considered as those who did not make a voluntary choice to leave their country of origin and cannot return home in safety. Outcome data are limited and mostly focused on perinatal and mental health but do suggest significant levels of unmet...