The mental health effects of visa insecurity for refugees and people seeking asylum: a latent class analysis
Elizabeth A. Newnham (elizabeth.newnham@curtin.edu.au),
April Pearman,
Stephanie Olinga-Shannon and
Angela Nickerson
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Elizabeth A. Newnham: Curtin University
April Pearman: Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors (ASeTTS)
Stephanie Olinga-Shannon: Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors (ASeTTS)
Angela Nickerson: University of New South Wales
International Journal of Public Health, 2019, vol. 64, issue 5, No 15, 763-772
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Abstract Objectives Current regional conflicts are creating a surge in forced migration, and heightened visa restrictions are increasingly being applied. The current study aimed to examine the relationship between visa insecurity and psychological outcomes within a large clinical sample of refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia. Methods The sample comprised 781 clients (53.9% male, 16–93 years) attending a clinic for trauma survivors. Country of birth was most frequently identified as Afghanistan (18.1%), Iraq (15.3%) and Iran (15.1%). The Hopkins Symptom Checklist was administered at admission. Results Latent class analyses identified four groups varying in severity of symptoms, namely very high (16.1%), high (38.1%), moderate (31.5%), and low (14.3%). People with insecure visa status were at least five times more likely to report high (OR = 5.86, p
Keywords: Refugee; Asylum; Migration; Depression; Anxiety; Gender (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-019-01249-6
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