Prevalence of mental disorders in refugees and asylum seekers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have identified high rates of mental disorders in refugees, but most used self-report measures of psychiatric symptoms. In this study, we examined the percentages of adult refugees and asylum seekers meeting diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD), post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder (BPD), and psychosis.

Methods

A systematic literature search in three databases was conducted. We included studies examining the prevalence of MDD, post-traumatic stress disorder, BPD, and psychosis in adult refugees according to a clinical diagnosis. To estimate the pooled prevalence rates, we performed a meta-analysis using the Meta-prop package in Stata (PROSPERO: CRD42018111778).

Results

We identified 7048 records and 40 studies (11 053

SUBMITTER: Patane M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9806970 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature