Hiba Abu Suhaiban|Lana Ruvolo Grasser|Arash Javanbakht
Mental Health of Refugees and Torture Survivors: A Critical Review of Prevalence, Predictors, and Integrated Care
Wayne State University|Wayne State University|Wayne State University
civilian war trauma torture rank among traumatic life experiences exposure experiences pervasive nations experiencing internal external conflict led high volume refugees resettling throughout world mental health needs primary care physicians may screening prepared effectively address article review literature demographics predictors mental health outcomes torture integrated care mental health needs refugees searched pubmed psycinfo databases original research articles refugees mental health published english language 2010 present nine percent 720 adults conflict areas nepal predominance literate married males met threshold posttraumatic stress disorder ptsd 275 depression 229 anxiety ptsd rate documented high 883 among torture survivors middle east central africa ca south asia sa southeast europe se depression recorded high 947 among 131 african torture survivors anxiety high 91 among 55 south african torture survivors torture severity postmigration difficulties wait time receive clinical services significantly associated higher rate mental health symptoms mental health screening standard component initial physical exams refugees yet individuals high trauma exposure inform clinical care integrated care models lacking would greatly benefit community prevent progression greater severity mental health symptoms