@article{ref1,
title="Lack of perceived social support among immigrants after a disaster: Comparative study",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="2011",
author="Drogendijk, Annelieke N. and van der Velden, Peter G. and Gersons, Berthold P. R. and Kleber, Rolf J.",
volume="198",
number="4",
pages="317-322",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Disaster research suggests that immigrant groups who are affected by a disaster receive less emotional support than their native counterparts. However, it is unclear to what extent these differences can be attributed to post-disaster mental health problems or whether they were present before the event. AIMS: To examine the association between lack of social support, immigration status and victim status, as well as differences in support between immigrants and Dutch natives with disaster-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHOD: Social support and psychological distress were assessed among immigrants and Dutch natives, among affected and non-affected individuals 4 years post disaster. Post-traumatic stress disorder was examined in the affected groups. RESULTS: Affected immigrants more often lacked various kinds of perceived social support compared with affected Dutch natives. Remarkably, we found no differences in support between affected immigrants and non-affected immigrants. Immigrants with PTSD differ on only two out of six aspects of support from the Dutch natives with PTSD. CONCLUSIONS: Results clearly indicate that differences in support between immigrants and Dutch natives are not so much a consequence of the disaster but were largely present before the disaster.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="10.1192/bjp.bp.110.077644",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.110.077644"
}