Country of birth, time period of resettlement and subsequent treated common mental disorders in young refugees in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known regarding treatment for common mental disorders (CMDs) in young refugees. We aimed to identify (i) if the risk of treatment for CMDs in young refugees varies by their country of birth, compared with the Swedish-born population and (ii) if time period of resettlement influences these possible associations.

Methods

All Swedish-born individuals and people who were granted refugee status, aged 16-25 years, living in Sweden on 31 December 1999, 2004 or 2009 (around 1 million people with 3-4% refugees in each cohort), were followed for 4 years for treated CMDs by linking register data. To facilitate stratified analyses by refugees' country of birth, the 2009 cohort was followed for 7 years with regard to specialized healthcare and antidepressant prescrip

SUBMITTER: Amin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7733052 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature