Pregledni rad

https://doi.org/10.24869/psyd.2017.273

MENTAL HEALTH IN DOMESTICATED IMMIGRANT POPULATION – A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Boris Ilić orcid.org/0000-0003-3990-5627 ; University of Applied Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Zagreb, Croatia
Vesna Švab ; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Biserka Sedić ; University of Applied Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Zagreb, Croatia
Irena Kovačević orcid.org/0000-0001-5673-9515 ; University of Applied Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Zagreb, Croatia
Adriano Friganović orcid.org/0000-0002-9528-6464 ; University of Applied Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Zagreb, Croatia; University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Department of Anesthesiology, Reanimatology andIintensive Care, Zagreb, Croatia
Ena Jurić ; Hôpital Molière Longchamp, Bruxelles, Belgium

Sažetak

Background: Migration is a process during which a person moves from one cultural setting to another in order to settle for a
longer period of time or permanently. The number of immigrants in the world has more than doubled since 1975, with majority of
migrants living in Europe today. Migration is now being increasingly recognized as a risk factor for multiple mental-health related
issues, such as schizophrenia, psychosis, anxiety disorders and others.
Aim: The aim of this study was to collect, systematically review and analyze relevant articles pertaining to the mental health of
second-or-higher generations of domesticated immigrant population, as well as to determine common socio-cultural predisposition
factors leading to the development of mental illness among the mentioned population.
Methods: Systematic search of relevant and peer-reviewed electronic database ScienceDirect was performed to identify studies
related to mental health and healthcare in before-mentioned immigrant population. Study selection was performed by two
independent reviewers, following the agreed specific inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Results: 2 036 records were identified through initial database search, out of which 5 studies were included in this review, after
the selection process.
Conclusion: The most consistent clinical finding is an increase in the rate of diagnosis of schizophrenia and related psychoses
among migrants when compared to the host population, however the relationship between migration and psychotic disorders
remains unexplained. So far, biological factors, such as cannabis use or obstetric complications, have failed to account for the risk of
schizophrenia among migrant groups. Socio-environmental factors are now being looked upon as potential contributing factors for
psychotic disorders in migrants.

Ključne riječi

mental health; transients and migrants; depression; psychotic disorders; schizophrenia

Hrčak ID:

187287

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/187287

Datum izdavanja:

26.9.2017.

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