Substance use disorders in refugee and migrant groups in Sweden: A nationwide cohort study of 1.2 million people.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Refugees are at higher risk of some psychiatric disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and psychosis, compared with other non-refugee migrants and the majority population. However, it is unclear whether this also applies to substance use disorders, which we investigated in a national register cohort study in Sweden. We also investigated whether risk varied by region of origin, age at migration, time in Sweden, and diagnosis of PTSD.

Methods and findings

Using linked Swedish register data, we followed a cohort born between 1984 and 1997 from their 14th birthday or arrival in Sweden, if later, until an International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision (ICD-10), diagnosis of substance use disorder (codes F10.X-19.X), emigration, death, or en

SUBMITTER: Harris S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6830745 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature