Author:
Swinnen Sanne G. H. A.,Selten Jean-Paul
Abstract
BackgroundMigration is a risk factor for the development of schizophrenia.AimsTo examine whether migration is also a risk factor for bipolar affective
disorder, unipolar depressive disorder and mood disorders in general.MethodMedline was searched for population-based incidence studies concerning
mood disorders among migrants and mean relative risks were computed using
a mixed-effects statistical model.ResultsOnly a few studies of unipolar depressive disorder were retrieved. The
mean relative risk of developing bipolar affective disorder among
migrants was 2.47 (95% C11.33–4.59). However, after excluding people of
African-Caribbean origin in the UK this risk was no longer significantly
increased. The mean relative risk of mood disorders of unspecified
polarity was 1.25 (95% CI 1.04–1.49) and that of any mood disorder was
1.38 (95% CI 1.17–1.62).ConclusionsThere is no conclusive evidence for a large increase in the risk of mood
disorders associated with migration.
Publisher
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health
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