Acculturation and other risk factors of depressive disorders in individuals with Turkish migration backgrounds

BMC Psychiatry

Research Article

Demet Dingoyan¹  Mike Mösko¹  Holger Schulz¹  Hanna Janssen-Kallenberg¹  Uwe Koch-Gromus¹  Andreas Heinz²  Ulrike Kluge³  Hans-Ulrich Wittchen⁴  Jens Strehle⁴  Uwe Wolfradt⁵ 

[1] Department of Medical Psychology, Study group on Psychosocial Migration Research, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Building W(est)26, 20246, Hamburg, Germany;Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitépl. 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany;Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitépl. 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany;Berlin Institute for Integration and Migration Research, Department Migration, Mental and Physical Health and Health Promotion, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Humboldt University Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099, Berlin, Germany;Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Straße 46, 01187, Dresden, Germany;Institute of Psychology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Emil-Abderhalden-Str. 26-27, 06108, Halle (Saale), Germany;

关键词: Depression;    Turkish;    Prevalence;    Acculturation;    Risk factors;    Migration;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12888-017-1430-z

 received in 2016-12-22, accepted in 2017-07-13,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundAcculturation is a long-term, multi-dimensional process occurring when subjects of different cultures stay in continuous contact. Previous studies have suggested that elevated rates of depression among different migrant groups might be due to patterns of acculturation and migration related risk factors. This paper focused on prevalence rates of depressive disorders and related risk factors among individuals with Turkish migration backgrounds.MethodsA population-based sample of 662 individuals with Turkish migration backgrounds were interviewed by bilingual interviewers using a standardised diagnostic interview for DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10 diagnoses (CIDI DIA-X Version 2.8). Associations between 12-month prevalence rates of depressive disorders with potential risk factors were assessed, including gender, age, socioeconomic status, acculturation status and migration status.Results12-month prevalence rates of any depressive disorder were 29.0%, 14.4% of major depressive disorder (MDD) and 14.7% of dysthymia. Older age and low socioeconomic status were most consistently related to higher risks of depressive disorders. Acculturation status showed associations with subtypes of depressive disorder. Associations differed between men and women. Symptom severity of MDD was linked to gender, with females being more affected by severe symptoms.ConclusionThe prevalence of depressive disorders is high in individuals with Turkish migration backgrounds, which can be partly explained by older age, low socioeconomic status and acculturation pressures. Only a limited number of risk factors were assessed. Acculturation in particular is a complex process which might not be sufficiently represented by the applied measures. Further risk factors have to be identified in representative samples of this migrant group.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s). 2017