Psychopathology and resident status – comparing asylum seekers, refugees, illegal migrants, labor migrants, and residents

• Published in: Comprehensive psychiatry Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 818 - 825
• Main Authors: Heeren, Martina, Wittmann, Lutz, Ehlert, Ulrike, Schnyder, Ulrich, Maier, Thomas, Müller, Julia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.05.2014; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis; Anxiety Disorders - epidemiology; Anxiety Disorders - psychology; Biological and medical sciences; Confidence intervals; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depressive Disorder - epidemiology; Depressive Disorder - psychology; Female; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Mental Disorders - diagnosis; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Mental Disorders - psychology; Mental health; Middle Aged; Multilingualism; Noncitizens; Participation; Passports & visas; Political asylum; Population Groups - psychology; Population Groups - statistics & numerical data; Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychometrics - statistics & numerical data; Psychopathology; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Questionnaires; Refugees; Refugees - psychology; Refugees - statistics & numerical data; Response rates; Social Desirability; Stress; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology; Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires; Switzerland; Transients and Migrants - psychology; Transients and Migrants - statistics & numerical data; Translating; Trauma; Switzerland; Human; Asylum seeker; Refugee; Psychopathology

This study aimed to describe, compare, and predict mental health outcomes of different migrant groups and native residents in Switzerland. Asylum seekers (n=65); refugees holding permanent protection visas (n=34); illegal migrants (n=21); labor migrants (n=26); and residents (n=56) completed an asse...