Systematic review: Acculturation strategies and their impact on the mental health of migrant populations.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to examine the correlation between the different types of migrant acculturation strategies according to Berry's model of acculturation (integration, assimilation, separation, and marginalisation) and their effects on mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety and PTSD.

Study design

Systematic Review.

Methods

Three databases (PubMed, Ovid and Ebsco) were searched using different combinations of search terms to identify relevant articles to be included. The search terms were pre-identified using relevant synonyms for "migrants", "mental health" and "integration". The list of article titles from these searches were then filtered using predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The mental health consequences included a range of comm

SUBMITTER: Choy B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9461568 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature