Prevalence of common mental health disorders in forcibly displaced populations versus labor migrants by migration phase: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Migration is not an event, but an interactive process whereby individuals on the move make decisions in their social and political contexts. As such, one expects migrant mental health to change over time. To examine this relationship, we conducted a meta-analysis, the first to our knowledge, to identify the impact of migration phase and migration type on the prevalence of mental health in migrant populations. We searched PubMed, PsycInfo, and Embase for studies published between January 1, 2010, and January 1, 2020 (Prospero ID: 192751). We included studies with international migrants reporting prevalence rates for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and/or anxiety. The authors extracted data from eligible studies and tabulated mental health prevalence rates, relevant migrat

SUBMITTER: Carroll HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9831668 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature