Symptoms, Quality of Life and level of functioning of traumatized refugees at Psychiatric Trauma Clinic in Copenhagen

Objective: To characterize physical and mental health in trauma exposed refugees by describing a population of patients with regard to background, mental health history and current health problems; and to identifypre- and post-migratory predictors of mentalhealth.Method: All patients receiving treatment at the Psychiatric Trauma Clinic for Refugees in Copenhagen from April 2008 to February2010 completed self-rating inventories onsymptoms of PTSD, depression and anxiety aswell as level of functioning and quality of lifebefore treatment. Then, associations of pre and post-migratory factors with mental health were explored using linear and logistic regression and Pearson’s correlation coefficients.Results: Among the patients, the prevalenceof depression, somatic disease, pain, psychotic symptoms co-existing with PTSD and very low level of functioning was high.Persecution, being an ex-combatant and living currently in social isolation were significantly associated with PTSD arousal symptoms and self-reported pain.Conclusions: New treatment modalities should seek to address all of the symptoms and challenges of the patients including psychotic and somatic symptoms and socialisolation, and studies of treatment effect should clarify all co-morbidities so that comparable populations can be included in treatment evaluation studies.

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Reference: 
Cæcilie Buhman, Erik Lykke Mortensen, Stine Lundstrøm, Jasmina Ryberg, Merete Nordentoft, Morten Ekstrøm | 2014
In: Torture, ISSN 0904 1982 | 24 | 1 | 25-39