A Systematic Review of Autobiographical Memory and Mental Health Research on Refugees and Asylum Seekers.

ABSTRACT: Research examining trauma, memory, and mental health among refugee and asylum-seeking people has increased in recent years. We systematically reviewed empirical work focusing on the link between autobiographical memory and mental health among these populations. The review protocol was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42018095888). Six major databases were searched in August-2020 with no time limit for publication. Following PRISMA Statement guidelines, 22 articles reporting ten quantitative, nine qualitative, and three mixed-method studies were selected from 254 articles identified in the initial search. A basic convergent and qualitative meta-integration technique was employed for data extraction. Four recurrent themes were extracted: (1) memory activation method, (2) memory features, (3) mem

SUBMITTER: Khan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8211731 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature