Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz
Volume 58, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 527-532

Mental disorders of immigrants in Germany [Psychische Störungen bei Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund in Deutschland] (Article)

Schouler-Ocak M.* , Aichberger M.C. , Penka S. , Kluge U. , Heinz A.
  • a Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik der Charité im St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus, Große Hamburger Str. 5–11, Berlin, 10115, Germany
  • b Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany
  • c Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany
  • d Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany, Berliner Institut für empirische Integrations- und Migrationsforschung, Berlin, Germany
  • e Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany

Abstract

Currently the majority of data regarding indicators of psychiatric morbidity of migrant and minority groups in Germany is derived from studies on help-seeking behavior, mental health service use, or data from population studies, which were not specifically aimed at including migrants. Such data are only available for certain groups, for example, population–based studies on psychiatric disorders and suicidal behavior among Turkish migrants have been conducted, while, comprehensive data on the psychiatric morbidity among major migrant groups in Germany are still rather limited. Barriers to recruiting migrants for health studies, difficulties in assessing psychiatric morbidity in multi–cultural samples, observed as feasibility problems, are among the factors that interfere with population–based studies. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015O.

Author Keywords

Mental disorders Migration background Prevalence

Index Keywords

statistics and numerical data Socioeconomic Factors Germany risk factor Risk Factors Emigration and Immigration Health Services Accessibility socioeconomics Transients and Migrants prevalence Mental Disorders Healthcare Disparities health care disparity meta analysis human Humans migration health care delivery
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84938211008&doi=10.1007%2fs00103-015-2143-4&partnerID=40&md5=ec096ec1dd69fa188ef910823533832b
DOI: 10.1007/s00103-015-2143-4
ISSN: 14369990
Cited by: 14
Original Language: German