Risk of Psychosis Among Refugees: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

This systematic review and meta-analysis is, to date, the first and most comprehensive to focus on the incidence of nonaffective psychoses among refugees.

Objective

To assess the relative risk (RR) of incidence of nonaffective psychosis in refugees compared with the RR in the native population and nonrefugee migrants.

Data sources

PubMed, PsycINFO, and Embase databases were searched for studies from January 1, 1977, to March 8, 2018, with no language restrictions (PROSPERO registration No. CRD42018106740).

Study selection

Studies conducted in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Canada were selected by multiple independent reviewers. Inclusion criteria were (1) observation of refugee history in participants, (2) assessment of effect size and spread, (3) adju

SUBMITTER: Brandt L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6694397 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature