Incidence of psychotic disorders among first-generation immigrants and refugees in Ontario

KK Anderson, J Cheng, E Susser, KJ McKenzie… - Cmaj, 2015 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Evidence suggests that migrant groups have an increased risk of psychotic
disorders and that the level of risk varies by country of origin and host country. Canadian …

Incidence and prevalence of mental disorders among immigrants and native Finns: a register-based study

N Markkula, V Lehti, M Gissler, J Suvisaari - Social Psychiatry and …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Migrants appear to have a higher risk of mental disorders, but findings vary across
country settings and migrant groups. We aimed to assess incidence and prevalence of …

[HTML][HTML] Risk of psychosis in refugees: a literature review

J Dapunt, U Kluge, A Heinz - Translational psychiatry, 2017 - nature.com
Conflicts and precarious living conditions resulted in the arrival of large numbers of refugees
in Europe and especially in Germany. Evidence suggests that immigrant populations are at …

Risk of mental disorders in refugees and native Danes: a register-based retrospective cohort study

M Norredam, A Garcia-Lopez, N Keiding… - Social psychiatry and …, 2009 - Springer
Background Refugees are vulnerable to mental health disorders because of migration
trauma. However, register-based prevalence studies are missing. Aims To investigate the …

Risk for psychiatric disorder among immigrants and their US-born descendants: evidence from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

J Breslau, S Aguilar-Gaxiola, G Borges… - The Journal of …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Although previous research has consistently documented that immigrants to the United
States have better mental health than US natives, little is known about why this difference …

The association between immigrant subgroup and poor mental health: a population-based register study

AC Hollander, D Bruce, B Burström… - The Journal of nervous …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Ethnicity and immigrant subgroup (classified as refugee or nonrefugee) are associated with
poor mental health among immigrants. The aim of this study was to assess whether national …

Increased rates of psychosis among immigrants to Sweden: is migration a risk factor for psychosis?

K Zolkowska, E Cantor-Graae, TF McNeil - Psychological Medicine, 2001 - cambridge.org
Background. Previous studies have shown high rates of psychosis among Afro-Caribbean
immigrants to the UK and immigrants to the Netherlands. Rates of schizophrenia-like …

Risk of schizophrenia, schizoaffective, and bipolar disorders by migrant status, region of origin, and age-at-migration: a national cohort study of 1.8 million people

J Dykxhoorn, AC Hollander, G Lewis… - Psychological …, 2019 - cambridge.org
BackgroundWe assessed whether the risk of various psychotic disorders and non-psychotic
bipolar disorder (including mania) varied by migrant status, a region of origin, or age-at …

Risk of psychosis among refugees: a systematic review and meta-analysis

L Brandt, J Henssler, M Müller, S Wall, D Gabel… - Jama …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance This systematic review and meta-analysis is, to date, the first and most
comprehensive to focus on the incidence of nonaffective psychoses among refugees …

The incidence of schizophrenia in European immigrants to Canada

GN Smith, J Boydell, RM Murray, S Flynn, K McKay… - Schizophrenia …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The risk for schizophrenia in immigrants to Europe is approximately three times
that of native-born populations. Discrimination and marginalization may influence the risk for …