@article{ref1,
title="Perceived health, adversity, and posttraumatic stress disorder in Syrian and Iraqi  refugees",
journal="International journal of social psychiatry",
year="2020",
author="Javanbakht, Arash and Grasser, Lana Ruvolo and Kim, Soyeong and Arfken, Cynthia L. and Nugent, Nicole",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Exposure to armed conflict and fleeing country of origin for refugees  has been associated with poorer psychological health. <br><br>METHODS: Within the first  month following their arrival in the United States, 152 Syrian and Iraqi refugees  were screened in a primary care setting for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD),  anxiety, and depression and rated their perceived health, and perceived level of  adversity of violence, armed conflict/flight. The moderating effects of psychiatric  symptoms on the relation between perceived adversity and perceived health were  assessed. <br><br>RESULTS: Three models based on diagnosis (PTSD, anxiety, and depression)  were tested. While significant effects were found on perceived adversity negatively  influencing perceived health across diagnoses, slightly different patterns emerged  based on diagnosis. <br><br>DISCUSSION: Findings suggest that refugees' perception regarding  adversity of violence, armed conflict, and flight may contribute to perceived  health, with a moderating role of clinically significant symptoms of PTSD, anxiety,  and depression.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0020-7640",
doi="10.1177/0020764020978274",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020764020978274"
}