Importance of Asylum Status, Support Programmes, and Family Unit Functioning on the Mental Health of Syrian Forced Migrants in Switzerland: A Longitudinal Study

Author:

Darwiche Joëlle1ORCID,El Ghaziri Nahema2,Blaser Jérémie2,Spini Dario3,Suris Joan-Carles4,Antonietti Jean-Philippe5,Sanchis Zozaya Javier6,Marion-Veyron Régis2,Bodenmann Patrick7ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Family and Development Research Center, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne 1011, Switzerland, and Swiss Centre of Competence in Research on the Life Course (LIVES), University of Lausanne , Lausanne 1011, Switzerland

2. Department of Vulnerabilities and Social Medicine, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University Hospital and University of Lausanne , Lausanne 1011, Switzerland

3. Swiss Centre of Competence in Research on the Life Course (LIVES), University of Lausanne, Lausanne 1011, Switzerland, and Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lausanne , Lausanne 1011, Switzerland

4. Department Woman–Mother–Child, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne , Lausanne 1011, Switzerland

5. Family and Development Research Center, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lausanne , Lausanne 1011, Switzerland

6. Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital , Lausanne 1011, Switzerland

7. Department of Vulnerabilities and Social Medicine, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne 1011, Switzerland , and Swiss Centre of Competence in Research on the Life Course (LIVES), University of Lausanne, Lausanne 1011, Switzerland

Abstract

Abstract Due to the Syrian civil war, millions of Syrians have fled the country since 2011. Several issues have inhibited their successful resettlement, but few studies have examined the development of the healthcare needs of Syrian forced migrants in Europe. This study examined Syrian forced migrants’ healthcare needs in Switzerland, and whether migration type and family functioning affect their mental health. Our sample included 108 individuals from 14 families from the usual asylum process and 19 from the Swiss Resettlement Program (SRP). Each family member was surveyed thrice in 1 year. Several participants reported symptoms of major depressive and post-traumatic stress disorder. However, their general mental health was similar to that of the Western populations. Swiss Resettlement Program participants reported higher overall mental health scores than non-SRP participants, while the two groups showed different progression over time. Children and fathers reported similar levels of mental health, whereas mothers’ mental health scores worsened over time. Family functioning was important for mental health in both groups. Overall, considering the structural and family contexts is important when studying forced migrants’ mental health.

Funder

public health service of the canton of Vaud

CPSLA, canton of Vaud

Center LIVES

Swiss Center of Expertise in Life Course Research

University of Lausanne and Geneva

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Political Science and International Relations,Geography, Planning and Development

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