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The Presence and Profile of Neurological Conditions and Associated Psychiatric Comorbidities in U.S. Resettled Refugees: A Retrospective Single Center Study

Parvez, A. ; Percac-Lima, S. ; Saadi, A.

Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2023-04, Vol.25 (2), p.365-373 [Periódico revisado por pares]

New York: Springer US

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The Presence and Profile of Neurological Conditions and Associated Psychiatric Comorbidities in U.S. Resettled Refugees: A Retrospective Single Center Study
Autor: Parvez, A. ; Percac-Lima, S. ; Saadi, A.
Assuntos: Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Cognitive ability ; Cognitive impairment ; Community health services ; Comorbidity ; Comparative Law ; Dementia ; Dementia disorders ; Extraction ; Female ; Forced migration ; Headaches ; Health care facilities ; Health centres ; Health services ; Humans ; Illnesses ; International & Foreign Law ; Male ; Massachusetts - epidemiology ; Medical records ; Medical screening ; Medicine ; Medicine & Public Health ; Mental disorders ; Middle Aged ; Migration ; Neurological diseases ; Neurological disorders ; Original Paper ; Private International Law ; Psychiatry ; Public Health ; Refugees ; Refugees - psychology ; Retrospective Studies ; Sleep ; Sleep disorders ; Sleep Wake Disorders ; Sociodemographics ; Sociology ; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis ; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology ; Trauma ; Young Adult
É parte de: Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2023-04, Vol.25 (2), p.365-373
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Descrição: Refugees are a vulnerable, growing population who confront a myriad of traumas leading to their forced migration. Although psychiatric illnesses of resettled refugees are well-documented, there is a paucity of studies characterizing their neurological disease profiles. This study aimed to characterize the frequency and range of neurological disorders in a sample of resettled refugees receiving care at a community health center in Massachusetts, U.S.A. We performed a retrospective medical record review of adult (≥ 18 years) resettled refugees between May 2001 and December 2012 at a community health center in Northeast Massachusetts. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics pertaining to neuropsychiatric health were collected from medical records using a standardized data extraction tool. Group comparisons between those with and without neurological illness and associated sociodemographic and psychiatric characteristics were evaluated using χ 2 and independent samples two-tailed t -tests. In our sample (n = 779), 53.3% (n = 415) were male and 48.8% (n = 380) were from the African continent. The mean age was 33.2 ± 12.4 years (range 18–85). 36.8% were diagnosed with at least one neurological disorder and 18.1% with more than one neurological illness. The most common diagnoses were headaches (28.3%), sleep disorders (11.2%), cognitive impairment/ dementia (5.5%), and head trauma (5.5%). Exploratory analyses revealed that participants with neurological illness were more likely to be older ( p < .001), female ( p = .002), and diagnosed with co-morbid psychiatric diagnoses ( p < .001) than those without neurological illness. Neurological disorders frequently co-occur with psychiatric comorbidities among U.S. resettled adult refugees. Standard refugee health assessments should incorporate screening and treatment for neurological illnesses.
Editor: New York: Springer US
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The Presence and Profile of Neurological Conditions and Associated Psychiatric Comorbidities in U.S. Resettled Refugees: A Retrospective Single Center Study

Parvez, A. ; Percac-Lima, S. ; Saadi, A.

New York: Springer US

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