Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders among first and second generation individuals with Turkish migration backgrounds in Germany

BMC Psychiatry

Research Article

Azra Vardar¹  Simone Penka¹  Ulrike Kluge²  Andreas Heinz²  Demet Dingoyan³  Mike Mösko³  Holger Schulz³  Alessa von Wolff³  Uwe Koch³  Hans-Ulrich Wittchen⁴  Jens Strehle⁴ 

[1] Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany;Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Campus Mitte, 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, Berlin, Germany;Department of Medical Psychology, Study group on Psychosocial Migration Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Building W(est)26, 20246, Hamburg, Germany;Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany;

关键词: Mental disorder;    Prevalence;    Migration;    Turkish;    Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI);   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12888-017-1333-z

 received in 2016-08-13, accepted in 2017-04-24,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThis paper focuses on the lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in individuals with Turkish migration backgrounds in Germany, as there is a lack of reliable epidemiological data on this subject.MethodsIn total, 662 adults with Turkish migration backgrounds were interviewed in Hamburg and Berlin by trained, bilingual interviewers using the computerized Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI DIA-X Version 2.8) to assess diagnoses according to the DSM-IVTR.ResultsThe analyses showed a weighted lifetime prevalence of 78.8% for any mental disorder, 21.6% for more than one and 7.3% for five or more disorders. Any mood disorder (41.9%), any anxiety disorder (35.7%) and any somatoform disorder/syndrome (33.7%) had the highest prevalences. Despite the sociodemographic differences between the first and second generations, there were no significant differences in the lifetime prevalence between generations, with the exception of any bipolar disorder. Female gender, older age and no current partnership were significantly associated with the occurrence of any mood disorder.ConclusionsOverall, the results indicate a high lifetime prevalence in individuals with Turkish migration backgrounds in Germany. These initial data are highly relevant to the German clinical and psychosocial healthcare system; however, the methodological limitations and potential biases should be considered when interpreting the results.

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s). 2017