Acculturation and mental health among adult forced migrants: a meta-narrative systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The global refugee crisis has become central to health and policy debates. There is a growing need to investigate how acculturation impacts mental health among asylum seekers and refugees. Many forced migrants have an increased risk of experiencing negative mental health outcomes, but this review will only assess the current literature on acculturation and mental health among adults. Research questions include the following: (1) How is acculturation conceptualised? (2) What are the most salient mental health outcomes? (3) How are acculturation and mental health measured and related? and (4) How do macrostructural factors affect the relationship between mental health and acculturation?

Methods

We will use a meta-narrative approach to synthesise the breadth of accul

SUBMITTER: Mengistu BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6657160 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature