Mental Health and Integration: A Qualitative Study on the Struggles of Recently Arrived Refugees in Germany.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Forcibly displaced people are at particular risk of mental health problems and also face specific integration challenges upon resettlement. Existing literature suggests that there may be a bidirectional relationship between mental health and integration. The present study seeks to understand the relationship between integration processes and mental health problems or significant negative emotional experiences among adult refugees in Germany. Method: Applying a qualitative approach, we conducted 54 semi-structured interviews with refugees and asylum seekers who arrived in Germany between 2013 and 2018 currently residing in Berlin, Leipzig, or the Duisburg area in North Rhine-Westphalia. Data was collected between December 2018 and September 2019. We analyzed tran

SUBMITTER: Walther L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8599120 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature