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A Pilot Study on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Prevalence in Asylum Seeker in Primary Reception Setting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

N. Vaccino ,
M.S. Signorelli ,
A. Rodolico ,
M.C. Riso  and
E. Aguglia
N. Vaccino
Affiliation:
University of Catania, Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Catania, Italy
M.S. Signorelli
Affiliation:
University of Catania, Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Catania, Italy
A. Rodolico
Affiliation:
University of Catania, Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Catania, Italy
M.C. Riso
Affiliation:
University of Catania, Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Catania, Italy Italian Red Cross, Local Branch of Catania, Catania, Italy
E. Aguglia
Affiliation:
University of Catania, Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Catania, Italy

Abstract

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Introduction

Social, political and health related effects of “European migrant crisis” are challenging our Old Continent, not always capable to address immigrants’ needs.

Objectives

Our main purpose is to estimate the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among asylum seekers arriving in Italy.

Methods

We designed a cross-sectional study for prevalence estimation in a reception centre where asylum seekers stay for their first period in Italy. They are given hospitality until the possibility of their permanence is verified. We created a survey asking for general information. Participants also received PTSD Checklist (PCL-C). In our analysis, we adopted 45 as cut-off for diagnosis. Questionnaires have been delivered house-to-house and collected when completed.

Results

In this pilot study, we collected 61 questionnaires. The majority of answers came from male subjects (46). The prevalence of PTSD was 44% (47% among men and 53% among women, not statistically different).

Conclusions

So high rate of PTSD depicts a reality that cannot be left apart. Our attention toward immigrants must focus also on their mental health. European Union should consider new solutions to take care of these critical aspects of those.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
e-Poster viewing: Migration and mental health of immigrants
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 41 , Issue S1: Abstract of the 25th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2017 , pp. S625 - S626
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017
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