Hélio Manhica|Ylva B. Almquist|Mikael Rostila|Anders Hjern
The use of psychiatric services by young adults who came to Sweden as teenage refugees: a national cohort study
Centre for Health Equity Studies|Stockholm University|Centre for Health Equity Studies|Karolinska Institutet|Stockholm University|Centre for Health Equity Studies|Karolinska Institutet|Stockholm University|Centre for Health Equity Studies|Karolinska Institutet
investigate patterns use different forms psychiatric care refugees settled sweden teenagerscox proportional hazards models used estimate use different forms psychiatric care 2009 2012 population 35 457 refugees aged 20 36 settled sweden teenagers 1989 2004 findings compared 126 million peers birth cohorts general swedish populationunaccompanied accompanied refugees likely experience compulsory admission psychiatric hospital compared native swedish population hazard ratios hrs 276 186410 189 153234 respectively well psychiatric inpatient care hrs 162 134194 137 125150 outpatient care visits young refugees similar native swedish population longer refugees residency sweden used outpatient psychiatric care refugees born horn africa iran likely undergo compulsory admission hrs 398 212746 307 152619 respectively also groups likely receive inpatient care hrs 155 117206 184 137247 respectively results also indicated use psychiatric care services increased level education refugee population opposite true native swedish population fact risks compulsory admissions particularly higher among refugees received secondary education compared native swedish residents hrs 472 306729 unaccompanied refugees 204 151273 accompanied refugeesyoung refugees received psychiatric inpatient care native swedish population highest rates seen refugees accompanied parents discrepancy use inpatient outpatient care young refugees suggests barriers outpatient care note living sweden longer increased use outpatient services research needed clarify role education levels among swedens refugee populations mental health healthseeking behaviour