Network analytical investigation of relationships between symptoms of common mental disorders among refugees and asylum seekers in Turkiye.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Forcibly displaced people, such as refugees and asylum-seekers (RAS), are at higher risk of mental disorders, mainly post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety. Little is known about the complex relationships between these mental disorders among culturally and linguistically diverse RAS. To investigate this, the present study applied a novel network analytical approach to examine and compare the central and bridge symptoms within and between PTSD, depression and anxiety among Afghan and Syrian RAS in Türkiye.

Methods

A large-scale online survey study with 785 Afghan and 798 Syrian RAS in Türkiye was conducted in 2021. Symptoms of PTSD (the short form of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders Checklist [PCL-5]), depression and anxiety (Hopkins Symptoms Checkl

SUBMITTER: Kurt G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11561678 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature