Length of stay in asylum centres and mental health in asylum seekers: a retrospective study from Denmark

Hallas, Peter; Hansen, Anne Rytter; Stæhr, Mia A; Munk-Andersen, Ebbe; Jørgensen, Henrik L.

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-288

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“…When the study Refugee children from the Middle East was carried out, the existing knowledge regarding the association between asylum seeking and mental health was limited. Subsequently, repeated studies of adult asylum seekers have suggested an association between refugee status and asylum seeking and poor mental health (96)(97)(98)(99)(100)(101)(102)(103)(104)(105). In addition, later studies have confirmed that asylum-seeking children suffer from poor mental health as well; for instance, 58% of the 11-16-year-old asylum seekers in Denmark were found to have signs of a mental illness (106) according to a combination of information from teachers and the children themselves.…”

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Trauma, exile and mental health in young refugees

Montgomery¹

2011

Acta Psychiatr Scand

172

104

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Montgomery E. Trauma, exile and mental health in young refugees.Objective: To review evidence of trauma and exile‐related mental health in young refugees from the Middle East.Method: A review of four empirical studies: i) a qualitative study of 11 children from torture surviving families, ii) a cohort study of 311 3–15‐year‐old asylum‐seeking children, iii) a qualitative study of 14 members of torture surviving families and iv) a follow‐up study of 131 11–23‐year‐old refugees.Results: The reactions of the children were not necessarily post‐traumatic stress disorder specific. Seventy‐seven per cent suffered from anxiety, sleep disturbance and/or depressed mood at arrival. Sleep disturbance (prevalence 34%) was primarily predicted by a family history of violence. At follow‐up, 25.9% suffered from clinically relevant psychological symptoms. Traumatic experiences before arrival and stressful events in exile predicted internalizing behaviour, witnessing violence and frequent school changes in exile predicted externalizing behaviour. School participation, Danish friends, language proficiency and mother’s education predicted less long‐term psychological problems.Conclusion: Psychological problems are frequent in refugee children, but the extents are reduced over time in exile. Traumatic experience before arrival is most important for the short‐term reaction of the children while aspects of life in exile are important for the children’s ability to recover from early traumatization.

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Section: Mental Health In Young Refugeesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Trauma, exile and mental health in young refugees

Montgomery¹

2011

Acta Psychiatr Scand

172

104

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“…Secondary gain in PTSD is not exclusive to asylum-seekers (Hall and Hall, 2007). Attempts to treat asylum-seekers with PTSD are complicated by postdisplacement factors that aggravate psychological distress, such as ongoing detention (Hallas et al, 2007). The number of additional factors to be taken into consideration when treating refugees and asylum-seekers suggests that clinical guidelines drawn from research almost exclusively carried out among North Americans and Europeans (Bisson and Andrew, 2007;Stein et al, 2006) cannot be assumed to apply to refugees.…”

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A Systematic Review of Treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Refugees and Asylum-Seekers

Crumlish¹,

O’Rourke²

2010

Journal of Nervous &Amp; Mental Disease

226

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Recent years have seen a consensus emerge on the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the general population. No such consensus exists for refugees, although the rate of PTSD among refugees is 10 times that of the general population. We conducted a systematic review of randomized controlled trial of treatment of PTSD among refugees and asylum-seekers. We rated trials with a risk of bias table and drew conclusions about the evidence for individual therapies. Ten randomized, controlled trials (n = 528) met our search criteria. Trials were small, and allocation concealment and blinding were inadequate. No treatment was firmly supported, but there was evidence for narrative exposure therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Future trials should evaluate interventions that are developed within refugees' cultures, based on a local understanding of trauma and psychological distress.

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“…Regarding the performance skills, especially AMPS process skills have shown to deteriorate during detention (4). Moreover, health and well-being have been found to deteriorate even further during long detentions in asylum centres (4,10,11).…”

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Satisfaction with daily occupations amongst asylum seekers in Denmark

Morville

Erlandsson

Danneskiold‐Samsøe

et al. 2015

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Aim: The aim of this study was to describe asylum seekers' satisfaction with daily occupations and activity level while in a Danish asylum centre, and whether this changed over time. Another aim was to describe whether exposure to torture, self-rated health measures and ADL ability were related to their satisfaction with daily occupations and activity level. Results: The results showed a low level of satisfaction with daily occupations at both baseline and follow-up. There was no statistically significant change in satisfaction or activity level between baseline and the follow-up. Associations between AMPS process skills; education, worst pain and activity level were present at baseline, as was a relationship between AMPS process skills and satisfaction. At follow-up, associations between WHO-5 and satisfaction and activity level and between MDI scores and activity level were found.Conclusion: Asylum seekers experience a low level of satisfaction with daily occupations, both at arrival and after 10 months in an asylum centre. There is need for further research and development of occupation focused rehabilitation methods for the asylum seeker population.

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Length of stay in asylum centres and mental health in asylum seekers: a retrospective study from Denmark

Cited by 91 publications

References 10 publications

Trauma, exile and mental health in young refugees

Trauma, exile and mental health in young refugees

A Systematic Review of Treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Refugees and Asylum-Seekers

Satisfaction with daily occupations amongst asylum seekers in Denmark

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