Mental health service use among migrant and Swedish-born children and youth: a register-based cohort study of 472,129 individuals in Stockholm
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DOI: 10.1007/s00127-021-02145-2
Abstract: Migrant children underutilize mental health services (MHS), but differences according to age, reason for migration, type of problem, and time have not been thoroughly analyzed. We aimed to explore utilization of MHS among migrant children… read more here.
Keywords: migrant children; children youth; among migrant; mental health ... See more keywords
Initiation of antipsychotic medication among refugees, non-refugee migrants, second-generation migrants, and Swedish-born adults with incident non-affective psychotic disorders
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DOI: 10.1007/s00127-025-02887-3
Abstract: It is not known if there are differences in antipsychotic initiation between migrants and native-born individuals diagnosed with non-affective psychotic disorder. This study aimed to determine (1) potential differences in initiation rate and type of… read more here.
Keywords: initiation; refugee migrants; generation; swedish born ... See more keywords
Huntington’s disease among immigrant groups and Swedish-born individuals: a cohort study of all adults 18 years of age and older in Sweden
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DOI: 10.1007/s10072-021-05085-6
Abstract: There is a lack of studies of Huntington’s disease (HD) in immigrants. To study the association between country of birth and incident HD in first-generation immigrants versus Swedish-born individuals and in second-generation immigrants versus Swedish-born… read more here.
Keywords: first generation; age; huntington disease; generation ... See more keywords
Previous suicide attempt and subsequent risk of re-attempt and suicide: Are there differences in immigrant subgroups compared to Swedish-born individuals?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.013
Abstract: BACKGROUND Studies investigating how suicide attempting refugees and non-refugee migrants differ from Swedish-born individuals in terms of re-attempts and suicide are missing. It remains unknown how mental disorders and labour market marginalization (LMM) impact on… read more here.
Keywords: attempt; suicide attempt; mental disorders; attempt suicide ... See more keywords
Surgical, speech, and hearing outcomes at five years of age in internationally adopted children and Swedish-born children with cleft lip and/or palate
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DOI: 10.1080/2000656x.2019.1650056
Abstract: Abstract Internationally adopted children (IAC) with a cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) tend to arrive with un-operated palates at an age at which their Swedish-born peers have completed their primary palate surgery. Our aim of… read more here.
Keywords: palate; born children; speech; surgery ... See more keywords
Favorable fatty acid composition in adipose tissue in healthy Iraqi- compared to Swedish-born men — a pilot study using MRI assessment
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DOI: 10.1080/21623945.2022.2042963
Abstract: ABSTRACT Middle Eastern immigrants are at high-risk for insulin resistance. Fatty acid composition (FAC) plays an important role in the development of insulin resistance but has not been investigated in people of Middle Eastern ancestry.… read more here.
Keywords: healthy iraqi; acid composition; swedish born; adipose tissue ... See more keywords
Occupation and COVID-19 diagnosis, hospitalisation and ICU admission among foreign-born and Swedish-born employees: a register-based study
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DOI: 10.1136/jech-2021-218278
Abstract: Background Research on occupation and risk of COVID-19 among foreign-born workers is lacking. We investigated whether working in essential occupations was associated with COVID-19 diagnosis, hospitalisation and intensive care unit (ICU) admission and whether foreign-born… read more here.
Keywords: swedish born; covid; foreign born; diagnosis hospitalisation ... See more keywords
Incident cases of vision impairment and blindness among adult foreign-born and Swedish-born individuals: A national Swedish study
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DOI: 10.1177/11206721221090700
Abstract: Purpose To analyse risk of vision impairment (VI) and blindness in adult foreign-born individuals and Swedish-born individuals. Methods A nationwide study of individuals 18 years of age and older (N = 6,042,891; 2,902,918 men and 3,139,973 women)… read more here.
Keywords: impairment blindness; swedish born; vision impairment; foreign born ... See more keywords
Differences in labour market marginalisation between refugees, non-refugee immigrants and Swedish-born youth: Role of age at arrival and residency duration.
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DOI: 10.1177/14034948221079060
Abstract: Aims: We investigated if the risk of long-term unemployment (LTU) and disability pension (DP) differs between young refugees and non-refuge immigrants compared to the Swedish-born. The role of age at arrival, duration of residency and… read more here.
Keywords: age arrival; swedish born; risk; residency ... See more keywords
The role of social capital in explaining mental health inequalities between immigrants and Swedish-born: a population-based cross-sectional study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3955-3
Abstract: BackgroundSocial capital may theoretically explain health inequalities between social groups, but empirical evidence is lacking. Some studies indicate that social capital may be particularly important for immigrant health. Nearly 16% of Sweden’s population are foreign-born… read more here.
Keywords: capital; psychological distress; health; social capital ... See more keywords
Specialized mental healthcare use for common mental disorders and prescription of antidepressants before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among working-age refugees and Swedish-born individuals – a nationwide register-based study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-22028-4
Abstract: It is known that refugees have an elevated risk of common mental disorders (CMDs, including depression, anxiety, and stress-related disorders). The effect of the coronavirus disease pandemic on healthcare use due to CMDs in refugees… read more here.
Keywords: swedish born; use; common mental; refugees swedish ... See more keywords