[Mental Health Screening of Syrian Refugees in Germany: The Refugee Health Screener].

IF 0.8 4区医学 Q4 PSYCHIATRY

Zeitschrift Fur Psychosomatische Medizin Und Psychotherapie Pub Date : 2022-04-05 DOI:10.13109/zptm.2022.68.oa1

Andrea Borho Beschoner, E. Morawa, Y. Erim

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Abstract

Mental Health Screening of Syrian Refugees in Germany: The Refugee Health Screener Objectives: This study investigated the psychometric properties of the time-efficient Refugee Health Screener (RHS-13 and RHS-15) for assessing mental disorders among Syrian refugees in Germany. Methods: The RHS-15 was compared with benchmark screeners on psychological distress such as depression, anxiety, somatisation and post-traumatic stress symptoms and its diagnostic quality was assessed using appropriate methods (e. g. ROC-analyses). Results: Participants were 116 Syrian refugees (age: M = 37), 69 % of them men. The RHS-13 screened 57 % and the RHS-15 screened 66 % of participants as positive for psychological distress. Both RHS versions had very good reliability and validity and reliably identified clinically relevant psychological problems related to depression, anxiety, somatisation or PTSD. The RHS-13 proved to be more economical and slightly more valid. Conclusions: Consistent with previous findings, our results suggest that the RHS is an efficient and valid screening tool for common mental health disorders among Syrian refugees in Germany.

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[在德国的叙利亚难民的心理健康检查:难民健康筛检]。

目的:本研究调查了时效性难民健康筛查(RHS-13和RHS-15)用于评估德国叙利亚难民精神障碍的心理测量学特性。方法:将RHS-15量表与基准筛查量表在抑郁、焦虑、躯体化和创伤后应激症状等心理困扰方面进行比较，并采用相应的方法(如roc分析)评估其诊断质量。结果:参与者为116名叙利亚难民(年龄:M = 37)，其中69%为男性。RHS-13筛选了57%的参与者，RHS-15筛选了66%的参与者为心理困扰阳性。两种RHS版本都具有很好的信度和效度，能够可靠地识别与抑郁、焦虑、躯体化或创伤后应激障碍相关的临床相关心理问题。RHS-13被证明更经济，更有效。结论:与之前的研究结果一致，我们的研究结果表明，RHS是德国叙利亚难民常见精神健康障碍的有效筛查工具。

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Zeitschrift Fur Psychosomatische Medizin Und Psychotherapie 医学-精神病学

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1.50

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11.10%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： This journal provides a systematic overview of the entire field of psychosomatic medicine. It is also the official organ of the German Society for Psychosomatic Medicine and Medical Psychotherapy (DGPM). It serves as a forum for discussions of the interdisciplinary experiences in the field of psychosomatics, the goal being the furtherance of scientific insights into the interactions between mental and physical factors in the development of disease. It also provides a way to deepen one´s knowledge of psychoanalysis and to explore new therapeutic directions.