Psychiatric morbidity among repatriated Greek migrants in a rural area.
This paper reports on psychiatric case identification by the application of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID) in a sample of 198 Greek migrants repatriated from western europe in a northwestern province of Greece. The current (1 month) prevalence of psychiatric morbidity, based on the total number of diagnosed cases, was found to be 43.4%. Lifetime prevalence of psychiatric disorders was found to be higher (49.4%). The majority of the sample were diagnosed as suffering from anxiety disorders and dysthymia. Psychiatric disorders were found to be more prevalent among middle-aged respondents. Duration of stay in the foreign country was a factor correlated with psychiatric morbidity. Of short-term migrants 54% were found to suffer from specific nosological entities, whereas 32% of long-term migrants were diagnosed as cases. The results are discussed within the framework of the existing sociocultural context of emigration and repatriation.
Bilanakis
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Delvinaki Community Health Center, Ioannina.
Madianos
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Liakos
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D004522:Educational Status; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class