Mental health of patients from different cultures in Germany
| Autor: | Martin Merbach, Ulla Wittig, Elmar Brähler, Jutta Lindert |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Male Mental Health Services medicine.medical_specialty Ethnic group Emigrants and Immigrants Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Germany Health care Humans Psychology Medicine Psychiatry business.industry Mental Disorders Public health Social environment Mental health 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Mental Health Vietnam Anxiety Female Poland medicine.symptom business Psychosocial 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | European Psychiatry. 23:s28-s35 |
| ISSN: | 1778-3585 0924-9338 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0924-9338(08)70059-2 |
| Popis: | BackgroundEmpirical studies on migration and mental health of migrants are still rare. In Germany they are often characterised by low sample sizes and are limited to certain diseases and geographical areas (old federal states). The comparability of their results is limited. Nonetheless, the assessment of migrants’ health is necessary for adequate medical and psychosocial care for this target group.AimTo provide data on mental health of migrants from Poland and from Vietnam in Germany. Methods: We have assessed a random sample of migrants from Poland (n=140) and from Vietnam (n=88) using the Giessen Subjective Complaints List – 24 (GSCL-24) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Additionally we asked migrants about their knowledge of health care institutions in case of psychosocial problems, their demands and the existing barriers to health care utilisation.ResultsMigrants from Poland and Vietnam have a higher general score of complaints of physical ill-health and higher anxiety and depression values than Germans. Psychosocial and medical institutions are visited less.ConclusionFurther analytical studies are needed to clarify health differences between these groups. Migrants are a heterogeneous group and only group-specific investigations will clarify associations between countries of origin, health status and use of health care institutions. |
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