Welcome, how are you doing? - towards a systematic mental health screening and crisis management for newly arriving refugees.

ABSTRACT: Background: Compared to the general German population, refugees in Germany are a high-risk group for trauma spectrum disorders. Currently, many barriers exist for the implementation of a screen-and-treat approach for mental disorders as part of the routine health care provision during the early stage of the immigration process.Objective: The aim of the present study was to develop and test a systematic screening approach to identify individual refugees in need of mental health care during the initial immigration phase.Method: 167 newly arrived refugees underwent a screening interview with the Refugee Health Screener (RHS) carried out by Intercultural Therapy Assistants (ITAs). The ITAs were super-vised by psychologists at a reception centre in Bielefeld, Germany. A sub

SUBMITTER: Schmidt TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10132251 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature