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Mental Health Consultations in Immigration Detention: What Can We Learn From Clinical Records?

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BORIS DOI
10.48350/192725
Date of Publication
January 25, 2024
Publication Type
Article
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Berner Institut für H...

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Author
da Cunha Gonçalves, Leonel
Berner Institut für Hausarztmedizin (BIHAM) - Statistik & Methodologie
Heller, Patrick
Bachmann, Anne-Claire B
Barbolini, Jonathan
Fuhrer, Clara
Gétaz, Laurent
Luke, Eric
Wolff, Hans
Baggio, Stéphanie
Berner Institut für Hausarztmedizin (BIHAM)
Subject(s)

600 - Technology::610...

300 - Social sciences...

Series
International journal of public health
ISSN or ISBN (if monograph)
1661-8564
Publisher
Frontiers
Language
English
Publisher DOI
10.3389/ijph.2024.1605896
PubMed ID
38332758
Uncontrolled Keywords

clinical records heal...

Description
Objectives: Knowledge on mental health consultations in immigration detention and characteristics of people receiving consultations is scarce. Based on a sample of 230 adult men in immigration detention in Switzerland, we aimed to: (1) Quantify the proportion of persons receiving mental health consultations during detention; and (2) Identify socio-demographic and clinical characteristics associated with mental health consultations. Methods: Retrospective observational study with a cross-sectional design. Prevalence estimates, logistic regressions, and contingency tables were used to analyse the data. Results: A total of 30% of the sample received mental health consultations during detention. Time spent in immigration detention, mental health problems during detention, use of psychotropic medication, and self-harm were associated with mental health consultations. Although mental health consultations are provided to people with more severe mental health problems, 41% of persons with assessed mental health needs during the initial screening and 26% of those who self-harmed during detention did not receive mental health consultations. Conclusion: Mental health resources and screening procedures could be improved to ensure that mental health consultations are matched to clinical need in immigration detention settings.
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https://boris-portal.unibe.ch/handle/20.500.12422/174289
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