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Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 4/2015

01-08-2015 | Review

A Systematic Review of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression Amongst Iraqi Refugees Located in Western Countries

Authors: Shameran Slewa-Younan, Maria Gabriela Uribe Guajardo, Andreea Heriseanu, Tasnim Hasan

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 4/2015

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Abstract

A systematic review of literature reporting prevalence rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression amongst community samples of resettled Iraqi refugees was undertaken. A search of the electronic databases of Medline, PsychINFO, CINAHL, PILOTS, Scopus, and Cochrane, up to November 2013 was conducted. Following the application of the inclusion and exclusion criteria, eight empirical papers were included in the review and analysis. Specifically, six studies reported on PTSD prevalence (total n = 1,912), which ranged from 8 to 37.2 % and seven studies reported on rates of depression (total n = 1,647) noted to be 28.3 to 75 %. The overall interobserver agreement for the methodological quality assessment was good to excellent with a Kappa coefficient of 0.64. Iraqi refugees continue to represent one of the largest groups being resettled worldwide. This systematic review indicates that prevalence of PTSD and depression is high and should be taken into consideration when developing mental health early intervention and treatment services.
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Metadata
Title
A Systematic Review of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression Amongst Iraqi Refugees Located in Western Countries
Authors
Shameran Slewa-Younan
Maria Gabriela Uribe Guajardo
Andreea Heriseanu
Tasnim Hasan
Publication date
01-08-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 4/2015
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-014-0046-3

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