Psychiatrische Praxis
Volume 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 60-66

Psychosocial problems and mental disorders among immigrants of German origin [Psychosoziale belastungsfaktoren und psychische erkrankungen bei spätaussiedlern] (Review)

Kornischka J.* , Assion H.-J. , Ziegenbein M. , Agelink M.W.
  • a Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik am Klinikum Herford, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus, Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover, Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie u. Psychosomatik am Klinikum Herford, Schwarzenmoorstraße 70, 32049 Herford, Germany
  • b Westfälisches Zentrum für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
  • c Abteilung für Sozialpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover
  • d Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik am Klinikum Herford, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus, Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover, Westfälisches Zentrum für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Abstract

Objective: The number of ethnic German immigrants from former East bloc countries (Aussiedler) has considerably increased during the past 20 years. However, studies on the frequency of psychiatric disorders or on psychosocial risk factors for psychiatric morbidity in this partially inhomogenous population group are remarkably rare. Method: We undertook a comprehensive research of the current literature to gain the first systematic review on this issue. Results: The most frequent mental disorders among these special group of migrants were depressive disorders, adjustment disorders with brief depressive reactions as well as somatoform disorders, alcoholism and drug dependency. Conclusions: Ethnic German immigrants are a risk group for mental disorders. © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart.

Author Keywords

Mental disorders Former East bloc countries Migration Immigrants of German origin Psychosocial problems

Index Keywords

Germany immigrant depression human comorbidity Social Problems medical research ethnic group controlled study Substance-Related Disorders Depressive Disorder alcoholism psychosocial disorder Anxiety Disorders drug dependence Mental Disorders Cross-Sectional Studies mental disease Humans racism Emigrants and Immigrants Acculturation risk factor Review Somatoform Disorders Social Adjustment crime somatoform disorder
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-41149126430&doi=10.1055%2fs-2007-971023&partnerID=40&md5=bbfea68e0a464404e89e80cb4eb7300d
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971023
ISSN: 03034259
Cited by: 15
Original Language: German