[Psychiatric care of refugees in Africa and the Middle East : Challenges and solutions].

Journal: Der Nervenarzt

Volume: 88

Issue: 9

Year of Publication: 2019

Affiliated Institutions:  Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Klinikum der Universität München, LMU, Nußbaumstraße , , München, Deutschland. Kristina.Adorjan@med.uni-muenchen.de. International Medical Corps, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Program, (UNHCR and ARRA) Dolo Ado Refugee Camps, Dolo Ado, Äthiopien. Klinische Psychologie und klinische Neuropsychologie, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, Deutschland. Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi and Africa Mental Health Foundation, Nairobi, Kenia. Department of Psychiatry, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan. Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Deutschland. Institut für Psychotherapie und Psychotraumatologie, Universität Dohuk, Dohuk, Nordirak, Irak. Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Klinikum der Universität München, LMU, Nußbaumstraße , , München, Deutschland. Institut für Psychiatrische Phänomik und Genomik, Klinikum der Universität München, LMU, München, Deutschland.

Abstract summary 

Violence, flight, famine, and natural disasters as well as the absence of a psychosocial healthcare system are major psychological burdens for refugees. The level of provision of mental healthcare is particularly low in developing countries. Internally displaced people and refugees place high demands on the healthcare system because they often suffer from psychiatric disorders, such as depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and substance use disorders. We present first initiatives to improve psychiatric care in refugee camps in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Sudan. Moreover, we provide first insights into a project based in Northern Iraq and Germany aimed at the treatment of people who were severely traumatized by the terror regime of the so-called Islamic State (IS).

Authors & Co-authors:  Adorjan Mulugeta Odenwald Ndetei Osman Hautzinger Wolf Othman Kizilhan Pogarell Schulze

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  Afr Health Sci. 2009 Aug 1;9 Suppl 1:S16-22
Authors :  11
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1007/s00115-017-0365-4
SSN : 1433-0407
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Africa
Other Terms
Ethiopia;Kenya;Northern Iraq;Psychosocial healthcare system;Sudan
Study Design
Study Approach
Country of Study
Sudan
Publication Country
Germany