Asylum seekers’ mental health and treatment utilization in a three months follow-up study after transfer from a state registration-and reception-center in Germany

Highlights•Little is known about asylum seekers’ mental health during the asylum process. •At three months follow-up, depression, panic, and psychosocial well-being scores improve. •Traumatic stress and general anxiety scores do not change significantly. •None of the patients received psychotherapeu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Health policy (Amsterdam) 2019-09, Vol.123 (9), p.864-872
Hauptverfasser:	Nikendei, Christoph, Kindermann, David, Brandenburg-Ceynowa, Hannah, Derreza-Greeven, Cassandra, Zeyher, Valentina, Junne, Florian, Friederich, Hans-Christoph, Bozorgmehr, Kayvan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alcohol abuse Anxiety Asylum seekers Comorbidity Depression Disorders Drug abuse Generalized anxiety disorder Health administration Internal Medicine Mental depression Mental health Mental health services Outpatient treatment Political asylum Post traumatic stress disorder Post-traumatic stress Psychiatric care Psychological distress Psychological trauma Psychosocial factors Psychosocial well being Psychotherapy Quality of life Reception-center Refugees Registration Shelters Stress Substance abuse Substance abuse treatment Symptoms Trauma Well being
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights•Little is known about asylum seekers’ mental health during the asylum process. •At three months follow-up, depression, panic, and psychosocial well-being scores improve. •Traumatic stress and general anxiety scores do not change significantly. •None of the patients received psychotherapeutic treatment after three months. •Only 51.9% of patients were still taking their prescribed medication.
ISSN:	0168-8510 1872-6054
DOI:	10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.07.008