TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Migration-related stressors and their effect on the severity level and symptom pattern of depression among Vietnamese in Germany
JO  - Depression research and treatment
A1  - Wolf, Simon
A1  - Hahn, Eric
A1  - Dettling, Michael
A1  - Nguyen, Main Huong
A1  - Wingenfeld, Katja
A1  - Stingl, Markus
A1  - Hanewald, Bernd
A1  - Ta, Thi Minh Tam
SP  - e8930432
EP  - e8930432
VL  - 2017
IS  - 
N2  - OBJECTIVES: Vietnamese in Germany represent a scarcely researched and vulnerable group for mental health problems, especially under exposure to migration-related stressors (MRS). This study analyzes the effect of those MRS on the severity level and symptom pattern of depression. <br><br>DESIGN: We analyzed the data of 137 depressed Vietnamese patients utilizing Germany's first Vietnamese psychiatric outpatient clinic. Hierarchical linear regression models were applied to investigate how the quantity of MRS influenced (1) the overall severity of self-reported depression symptoms; (2) the cognitive, affective, and somatic BDI-II subscale; and (3) the single BDI-II items of these subscales. <br><br>RESULTS: A greater number of MRS were related to a higher severity level of depression in general, as well as to a higher level on the cognitive depression subscale in particular. The BDI-II single items <i>pessimism</i>, <i>past failure</i>, <i>guilt feelings</i>, <i>punishment feelings</i>, and <i>suicidal thoughts</i> were particularly associated with a higher quantity of perceived MRS. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Among depressed Vietnamese migrants in Germany, a higher number of reported MRS were associated with higher overall depression severity. Within the domains of depression, particularly the cognitive domain was linked to perceived MRS. The association between MRS and suicidal thoughts is clinically highly relevant.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2090-1321
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8930432
ID  - ref1
ER  -