1,452
Views
61
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Mental health among torture survivors: cultural background, refugee status and gender

, M.A. & , Ph.D.
Pages 175-182 | Accepted 09 Aug 2010, Published online: 21 Sep 2010

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Read on this site (7)

Wolfgang Hladik, Pamela Nasirumbi Muniina, Itziar Familiar, Peter Kaiser, Moses Ogwal, David Serwadda, Enos Sande, Herbert Kiyingi, Chantal Siya Bahinduka & Chris Dolan. (2023) Sexual and nonsexual violence and mental health among male refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo residing in Kampala, Uganda: a population-based survey. Medicine, Conflict and Survival 39:4, pages 389-411.
Read now
Jennifer L. Ballard-Kang & Bibhuti K. Sar. (2023) Reconstructing a Sense of Safety among Resettled Refugee Survivors of Torture: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study. Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies 21:3, pages 428-441.
Read now
Minwoo Yun & Eunyoung Kim. (2021) Torture Experiences and Mental Health Problems among Refugees: The Impact of Repatriation to North Korea on Mental Disorders. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma 30:10, pages 1327-1346.
Read now
Ignacio Correa-Velez, Aleana Green, Kate Murray, Robert D Schweitzer, Lyn Vromans, Caroline Lenette & Mark Brough. (2020) Social Context Matters: Predictors of Quality of Life among Recently Arrived Refugee Women-at-Risk Living in Australia. Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies 18:4, pages 498-514.
Read now
Seon-Cheol Park, Jinseob Kim & Daeho Kim. (2020) Reduced awareness of surroundings is the most central domain in the network structure of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry 74:4, pages 235-243.
Read now
Joan Hodges-Wu & Michaela Zajicek-Farber. (2017) Addressing the Needs of Survivors of Torture: A Pilot Test of the Psychosocial Well-Being Index. Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies 15:1, pages 71-89.
Read now
Naser Morina, Thomas Maier, Richard Bryant, Christine Knaevelsrud, Lutz Wittmann, Michael Rufer, Ulrich Schnyder & Julia Müller. (2012) Combining biofeedback and Narrative Exposure Therapy for persistent pain and PTSD in refugees: a pilot study. European Journal of Psychotraumatology 3:1.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (54)

Veysel Kaplan & Mehmet Emin Düken. (2023) Mental health states of the refugee women in the 10-year visiting process: an assessment in context of the sociocultural adaptation. Middle East Current Psychiatry 30:1.
Crossref
Mette Hvidegaard, Kamilla Lanng, Karin Meyer, Christian Wejse & Anne Mette Fløe Hvass. (2023) What Are the Characteristics of Torture Victims in Recently Arrived Refugees? A Cross-Sectional Study of Newly Arrived Refugees in Aarhus, Denmark. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20:14, pages 6331.
Crossref
Angela Nickerson, Joel Hoffman, David Keegan, Shraddha Kashyap, Rizka Argadianti, Diah Tricesaria, Zico Pestalozzi, Randy Nandyatama, Mitra Khakbaz, Nindita Nilasari & Belinda Liddell. (2023) Intolerance of uncertainty, posttraumatic stress, depression, and fears for the future among displaced refugees. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 94, pages 102672.
Crossref
Delaney J. Glass, Yvette M. Young, Toan Khanh Tran, Patrick Clarkin & Kim Korinek. (2023) Weathering within war: Somatic health complaints among Vietnamese older adults exposed to bombing and violence as adolescents in the American war. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 165, pages 111080.
Crossref
Gavin John Morris, Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann, Judith Atkinson & Emma L. SchubergGavin John Morris, Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann, Judith Atkinson & Emma L. Schuberg. 2023. Truth-telling and the Ancient University. Truth-telling and the Ancient University 1 36 .
Hyojin Im & Laura ET Swan. (2021) Trauma exposure, social functioning, and common mental health disorders in Somali refugee male and female youth: An SEM analysis. International Journal of Social Psychiatry 68:8, pages 1539-1551.
Crossref
Fatma Aysazci-Cakar, Thomas Schroder & Nigel Hunt. (2022) A systematic review of prevalence and correlates of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety in displaced Syrian population. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports 10, pages 100397.
Crossref
Peter Bai James, Andre M.N. Renzaho, Lillian Mwanri, Ian Miller, Jon Wardle, Kathomi Gatwiri & Romy Lauche. (2022) The prevalence of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder among African migrants: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychiatry Research 317, pages 114899.
Crossref
Eunyoung Kim, Minwoo Yun & Cordula von Denkowski. (2021) Violence Against North Korean Refugee Women: Doubly Victimized By Repatriation and Premigration Traumatic Experiences. Violence Against Women 28:10, pages 2424-2447.
Crossref
RENUKA MAHADEVAN & MANEKA JAYASINGHE. (2022) Are Factors Associated with Adult Refugees’ Settlement different from Well-Being? A Longitudinal Study focusing on Gender and Age in Australia. Journal of Social Policy, pages 1-21.
Crossref
Nandini Agarwal, Salma M. Abdalla & Gregory H. Cohen. (2022) Marital rape and its impact on the mental health of women in India: A systematic review. PLOS Global Public Health 2:6, pages e0000601.
Crossref
Cristina Mesa-Vieira, Andreas D Haas, Diana Buitrago-Garcia, Zayne M Roa-Diaz, Beatrice Minder, Magda Gamba, Dante SalvadorJrJr, Daniel Gomez, Meghann Lewis, Wendy C Gonzalez-Jaramillo, Aurélie Pahud de Mortanges, Chepkoech Buttia, Taulant Muka, Natalia Trujillo & Oscar H Franco. (2022) Mental health of migrants with pre-migration exposure to armed conflict: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Public Health 7:5, pages e469-e481.
Crossref
Regina Herold, Frederik Wuchenauer, Anja Kandler, Eva Morawa, Susanne Unverzagt, Amanda Voss & Yesim Erim. (2022) Association of cultural origin and migration status with work-related mental health of migrants and refugees in Europe: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open 12:1, pages e052395.
Crossref
Priti Ojha. 2022. Diversity in Action. Diversity in Action 15 31 .
Juliette Gagliardi, Christian Brettschneider & Hans-Helmut König. (2021) Health-related quality of life of refugees: a systematic review of studies using the WHOQOL-Bref instrument in general and clinical refugee populations in the community setting. Conflict and Health 15:1.
Crossref
Clare Hawkes, Kimberley Norris, Janine Joyce & Douglas Paton. (2021) Professional mental health support seeking in Women of Refugee Background resettled in Australia: An exploratory study of facilitators and barriers. Health & Social Care in the Community 29:6.
Crossref
Min Yang, Ping He, Xiaoming Xu, Dan Li, Jing Wang, Yanjun Wang, Bin Wang, Wo Wang, Mei Zhao, Hui Lin, Mingming Deng, Tianwei Deng, Li Kuang & Dongfeng Chen. (2021) Disrupted rhythms of life, work and entertainment and their associations with psychological impacts under the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey in 5854 Chinese people with different sociodemographic backgrounds. PLOS ONE 16:5, pages e0250770.
Crossref
Valentina Kieseppä, Minna Holm, Markus Jokela, Jaana Suvisaari, Mika Gissler & Venla Lehti. (2021) Depression and anxiety disorders among immigrants living in Finland: Comorbidity and mental health service use. Journal of Affective Disorders 287, pages 334-340.
Crossref
Catharina Zehetmair, David Kindermann, Inga Tegeler, Cassandra Derreza-Greeven, Anna Cranz, Hans-Christoph Friederich & Christoph Nikendei. (2021) A Qualitative Evaluation of a Mother and Child Center Providing Psychosocial Support to Newly Arrived Female Refugees in a Registration and Reception Center in Germany. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18:9, pages 4480.
Crossref
Ceren Acarturk, Michael McGrath, Bayard Roberts, Zeynep Ilkkursun, Pim Cuijpers, Marit Sijbrandij, Egbert Sondorp, Peter Ventevogel, Martin McKee & Daniela C. Fuhr. (2020) Prevalence and predictors of common mental disorders among Syrian refugees in Istanbul, Turkey: a cross-sectional study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 56:3, pages 475-484.
Crossref
Karine Le Roch. 2020. Psychotraumatologie. Psychotraumatologie 160 171 .
Manisha Joshi, Guitele J. Rahill & Christopher Rice. (2020) Psychometric properties of a Haitian Kreyòl version of the trauma symptom checklist. Journal of Affective Disorders 260, pages 238-244.
Crossref
Fathima Azmiya Badurdeen. 2020. Health in Diversity – Diversity in Health. Health in Diversity – Diversity in Health 209 229 .
Paula C. Zimbrean & Rabin Dahal. 2020. Refugee Health Care. Refugee Health Care 195 214 .
Yara Jarallah & Janeen Baxter. (2019) Gender disparities and psychological distress among humanitarian migrants in Australia: a moderating role of migration pathway?. Conflict and Health 13:1.
Crossref
C. Rometsch-Ogioun El Sount, P. Windthorst, J. Denkinger, K. Ziser, C. Nikendei, D. Kindermann, J. Ringwald, V. Renner, S. Zipfel & F. Junne. (2019) Chronic pain in refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): A systematic review on patients' characteristics and specific interventions. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 118, pages 83-97.
Crossref
Sofia Sykinioti. (2019) The effectiveness of eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing with refugees experiencing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation 3:1, pages 49-55.
Crossref
Robbin H. Ophuis, Branko F. Olij, Suzanne Polinder & Juanita A. Haagsma. (2018) Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder and depression following violence related injury treated at the emergency department: a systematic review. BMC Psychiatry 18:1.
Crossref
김재신, 구광서, 민영희, 김태언, 강성욱 & 양연수. (2018) Traumatic Experiences and Mental Health of Syrian Refugees in Jordan. Korea Journal of Counseling 19:3, pages 27-49.
Crossref
Ping Guo, Richard Harding & Irene J. Higginson. (2018) Palliative care needs of heart failure patients in China: putting people first. Current Opinion in Supportive & Palliative Care 12:1, pages 10-15.
Crossref
Janet P. Stamatel & Chenghui Zhang. 2018. Refugees and Migrants in Law and Policy. Refugees and Migrants in Law and Policy 625 646 .
Inga Gerdau, Jan Ilhan Kizilhan & Michael Noll-Hussong. (2017) Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Related Disorders among Female Yazidi Refugees following Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Attacks—A Case Series and Mini-Review. Frontiers in Psychiatry 8.
Crossref
Duygu Cantekin & Tülin Gençöz. (2017) Mental Health of Syrian Asylum Seekers in Turkey: The Role of Pre-Migration and Post-Migration Risk Factors. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology 36:10, pages 835-859.
Crossref
Maria Belz, Michael Belz, Ibrahim Özkan & Iris T. Graef-Calliess. (2017) Posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid depression among refugees: Assessment of a sample from a German refugee reception center. Transcultural Psychiatry 54:5-6, pages 595-610.
Crossref
Yolanda Covington-Ward. (2017) “Back Home, People Say America is Heaven”: Pre-Migration Expectations and Post-Migration Adjustment for Liberians in Pittsburgh. Journal of International Migration and Integration 18:4, pages 1013-1032.
Crossref
Ryan Essex. (2016) A Community Standard: Equivalency of Healthcare in Australian Immigration Detention. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 19:4, pages 974-981.
Crossref
Sara Shishehgar, Leila Gholizadeh, Michelle DiGiacomo, Anna Green & Patricia M. Davidson. (2016) Health and Socio-Cultural Experiences of Refugee Women: An Integrative Review. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 19:4, pages 959-973.
Crossref
Angela Nickerson, Matthis Schick, Ulrich Schnyder, Richard A. Bryant & Naser Morina. (2017) Comorbidity of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in Tortured, Treatment-Seeking Refugees. Journal of Traumatic Stress 30:4, pages 409-415.
Crossref
Jumin Park & Mary E. Johantgen. (2016) A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Symptom Reporting and Symptom Clusters in Heart Failure. Journal of Transcultural Nursing 28:4, pages 372-380.
Crossref
Naser Morina, Vita Sulaj, Ulrich Schnyder, Richard Klaghofer, Julia Müller, Chantal Martin-Sölch & Michael Rufer. (2016) Obsessive-compulsive and posttraumatic stress symptoms among civilian survivors of war. BMC Psychiatry 16:1.
Crossref
Joanne Haldane & Angela Nickerson. (2016) The Impact of Interpersonal and Noninterpersonal Trauma on Psychological Symptoms in Refugees: The Moderating Role of Gender and Trauma Type. Journal of Traumatic Stress 29:5, pages 457-465.
Crossref
Carla C. Schubert & Raija-Leena Punamäki. 2016. Comprehensive Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders. Comprehensive Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders 505 536 .
Dinu-Stefan Teodorescu, Trond Heir, Johan Siqveland, Edvard Hauff, Tore Wentzel-Larsen & Lars Lien. (2015) Chronic pain in multi-traumatized outpatients with a refugee background resettled in Norway: a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychology 3:1.
Crossref
Ora Nakash, Benjamin Langer, Maayan Nagar, Shahar Shoham, Ido Lurie & Nadav Davidovitch. (2014) Exposure to Traumatic Experiences Among Asylum Seekers from Eritrea and Sudan During Migration to Israel. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 17:4, pages 1280-1286.
Crossref
Johanna Winkler. 2015. Trauma and Migration. Trauma and Migration 209 221 .
Ido Lurie & Ora Nakash. 2015. Trauma and Migration. Trauma and Migration 139 156 .
Carla C. Schubert & Raija-Leena Punamäki. 2014. Comprehensive Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Comprehensive Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 1 26 .
Hans G. Rohlof, Jeroen W. Knipscheer & Rolf J. Kleber. (2014) Somatization in refugees: a review. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 49:11, pages 1793-1804.
Crossref
Vinodkumar M, Darji Darji, Dharmesh V Patel & Manasvi Jariwala. (2014) SYMPTOMATOLOGY OF DEPRESSION IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS. Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences 3:21, pages 5925-5938.
Crossref
Celia McMichael. 2014. The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior, and Society. The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior, and Society 2056 2060 .
Paula Zimbrean. 2014. Refugee Health Care. Refugee Health Care 149 162 .
Solvig Ekblad & Marianne Carisius Kastrup. (2013) Current research in transcultural psychiatry in the Nordic countries. Transcultural Psychiatry 50:6, pages 841-857.
Crossref
Kenneth S. Pope. (2012) Psychological assessment of torture survivors: Essential steps, avoidable errors, and helpful resources. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 35:5-6, pages 418-426.
Crossref
Carmen A. Pfortmueller, Fabienne Graf, Malek Tabarra, Gregor Lindner, Heinz Zimmermann & Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos. (2012) Acute health problems in African refugeesGesundheitsprobleme afrikanischer Asylbewerber und Flüchtlinge. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift 124:17-18, pages 647-652.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.