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标题：The psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on refugees and migrants
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作者：Eva Spiritus-Beerden ; An Verelst ; Ilse Derluyn 等
期刊名称：European Journal of Psychotraumatology
印刷版ISSN：2000-8198
电子版ISSN：2000-8066
出版年度：2021
卷号：12
期号：2
页码：26-27
语种：English
出版社：Taylor & Francis Group
摘要：Refugees’ and migrants’ lives are often characterized by numerous stressors, such as discrimination, poor living conditions, and a high risk of developing mental disorders. These disadvantages make them especially vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic where health care, support services, and protective systems are overwhelmed and under-capacitated. Considering this, Apart Together aims to uncover the psychosocial impact of COVID-19 on refugees and migrants across the world. Method: Quantitative data were collected from over 30,000 respondents between April 2020 and October 2020, focusing on five categories: sociodemographic characteristics (1), COVID-19-related situations (2), daily stressors (3), mental health (4), and social well-being (5). A bivariate cross-tabulation analysis and risk analysis were conducted. Results: The majority of the respondents reported a deterioration of feelings of depression, worries, anxiety, and loneliness since the pandemic. Results showed that women were more likely to report a worsening of mental health compared to men. In addition, groups that are particularly at risk to experience a deterioration of their mental health since COVID-19 are respondents living in asylum centers or on the street or in insecure accommodations and respondents without or with temporary documents. Conclusions: The results clearly underline the need and importance of including refugees and migrants in policy responses to COVID-19. Measures are needed to increase refugees’ and migrants’ access to multi-language information and to health services, both medical and psychological. Efforts need to be taken to improve the mental health services for the most vulnerable groups and to continue the provision of services – also in times of a pandemic.