Network analysis of changes in post-migration stressors during treatment for refugees with PTSD.

ABSTRACT: Background: Refugees resettled in high-income countries are at high risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and often face multiple post-migration stressors that can influence symptom severity. While individual and cumulative effects of these stressors have been examined, little is known about how they interact and change during treatment.Objective: To investigate changes in the structure and interconnections of post-migration stressors among refugees with PTSD before and after mental health treatment.Method: Participants were refugees with PTSD receiving multidisciplinary treatment at a specialised mental health clinic in Denmark, as part of a randomised controlled trial. The Post-Migration Living Difficulties Checklist (17-item Danish version) (PMLD) was comple

SUBMITTER: Bruhn M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12836408 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature