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Open AccessInternet-based transdiagnostic treatment for emotional disorders in Arabic- and Farsi-speaking refugees: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
Refugee populations have an increased risk for mental disorders, such as depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorders. Comorbidity is common. At the same time, refugees face multiple barriers to acc...
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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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Verständigung mit Patienten mit Migrationshintergrund aus der Sicht von Hausärzten
In der nationalen und internationalen Forschung wird zunehmend über die insgesamt schlechtere Gesundheitsversorgung von Patienten mit Migrationshintergrund berichtet. Untersuchungen, die auf Erfahrungen und Si...
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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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The Distinction Between “Medically Unexplained” and “Medically Explained” in the Context of Somatoform Disorders
Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) currently constitute the main diagnostic criterion of somatoform disorders. It has been proposed that the required dichotomization of somatic complaints into MUS and medica...
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Disagreement in Doctor's and Patient's Rating About Medically Unexplained Symptoms and Health Care Use
Medically unexplained (somatoform) symptoms (MUS) are highly prevalent in primary care. It remains unclear to what extent patients and their general practitioners (GPs) agree upon the etiology of physical symp...
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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...
