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Heide Glaesmer
Biostatistics
Medicine/Public Health, general
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Open AccessPrevalence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among refugees: a meta-analysis
Suicidal ideation and attempts are one of the most serious mental health problems affecting refugees. Risk factors such as mental disorders, low socio-economic status, and stressful life events all contribute ...
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Open AccessMental health among immigrants in Germany – the impact of self-attribution and attribution by others as an immigrant
In Germany, the term ‘migration background’ has been established to differentiate between immigrants and natives. In the present study post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression were analys...
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Open AccessThe LIFE-Adult-Study: objectives and design of a population-based cohort study with 10,000 deeply phenotyped adults in Germany
The LIFE-Adult-Study is a population-based cohort study, which has recently completed the baseline examination of 10,000 randomly selected participants from Leipzig, a major city with 550,000 inhabitants in th...
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Open AccessFrequency of child maltreatment in a representative sample of the German population
Representative data about the frequency of child maltreatment is needed in order to estimate the extent of the problem in the wider population as well as to provide the basis for interpretation of frequency ra...
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Open AccessThe stigma of obesity in the general public and its implications for public health - a systematic review
Up to this date, prevalence rates of obesity are still rising. Aside from co-morbid diseases, perceived discrimination and stigmatization leads to worsen outcomes in obese individuals. Higher stigmatizing atti...
