Association of torture and other potentially traumatic events with mental health outcomes among populations exposed to mass conflict and displacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

By Z. Steel, T. Chey, D. Silove, Claire Marnane, Richard A. Bryant, M. van Ommeren. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2009

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions

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• The prevalence of mental illness in refugees and asylum seekers: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2020, background): “For example, self-report measures tend to overestimate symptomatology, yet the literature relies heavily on these data rather than comprehensive psychiatric assessments using validated diagnostic tools [7,13].”
• Long-term mental health of war-refugees: a systematic literature review (2015, methodology): “Nonetheless, the finding concurs with that reported in the previous meta-analysis on war-affected populations [8].”
• The global prevalence of common mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis 1980-2013. (2014, result): “Comparable levels of heterogeneity have been identified in other recent reviews of psychiatric epidemiological findings.(26,27,41,53,68) The presence of heterogeneity can adversely affect the stability and interpretability of the pooled prevalence estimates derived.”
• Global variation in the prevalence and incidence of major depressive disorder: a systematic review of the epidemiological literature (2012, methodology): “This is consistent with the methodology used by other authors specifying that data from symptoms scales need to be ‘recalibrated’ relative to data from diagnostic tools (Ventevogel et al. 2007 ; Rodin & Van Ommeren, 2009 ; Steel et al. 2009).”
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety and Depression Symptoms, and Psychosocial Treatment Needs in Colombians Internally Displaced by Armed Conflict: A Mixed-Method Evaluation (2011, neutral): “Although prevalence rates vary widely between studies, PTSD and depression appear to affect a significant number of individuals exposed to armed conflict and displacement (Steel et al., 2009).”
• The ADAPT model: a conceptual framework for mental health and psychosocial programming in post conflict settings (2013, background): “There is evidence, from a range of societies exposed to con£ict, that prevailing conditions of terror increase the rates of posttraumatic stress reactions (Steel et al., 2009).”
• Common mental health problems in immigrants and refugees: general approach in primary care (2011, background): “Exposure to torture is the strongest predictor of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder among refugees.(35) Strong evidence shows that some groups of migrants have an elevated incidence of psychotic disorders after migration.”