Open AccessScreening der psychischen Gesundheit von syrischen Geflüchteten in Deutschland: Der Refugee Health Screener
Author(s) -
Andrea Borho,
Eva Morawa,
Yeşim Erim
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
zeitschrift für psychosomatische medizin und psychotherapie
Language(s) - German
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.203
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2196-8349
pISSN - 1438-3608
DOI - 10.13109/zptm.2022.68.oa1
Subject(s) - refugee , anxiety , psychological distress , mental health , depression (economics) , psychology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , syrian refugees , distress , medicine , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics
Mental Health Screening of Syrian Refugees in Germany: The Refugee Health Screener Objectives: This study investigated the psychometric properties of the time-efficient Refugee Health Screener (RHS-13 and RHS-15) for assessing mental disorders among Syrian refugees in Germany. Methods: The RHS-15 was compared with benchmark screeners on psychological distress such as depression, anxiety, somatisation and post-traumatic stress symptoms and its diagnostic quality was assessed using appropriate methods (e. g. ROC-analyses). Results: Participants were 116 Syrian refugees (age: M = 37), 69 % of them men. The RHS-13 screened 57 % and the RHS-15 screened 66 % of participants as positive for psychological distress. Both RHS versions had very good reliability and validity and reliably identified clinically relevant psychological problems related to depression, anxiety, somatisation or PTSD. The RHS-13 proved to be more economical and slightly more valid. Conclusions: Consistent with previous findings, our results suggest that the RHS is an efficient and valid screening tool for common mental health disorders among Syrian refugees in Germany.