title: Common Mental Disorders at the Time of Deportation: A Survey at the Mexico-United States Border.
abstract: Deportations from the Unites States (US) to Mexico increased substantially during the last decade. Considering deportation as a stressful event with potential consequences on mental health, we aimed to (1) estimate the prevalence of common mental disorders (CMD) among deported migrants; and (2) explore the association between migratory experience, social support and psychological variables, and CMD in this group. In repatriation points along the border, a probability sample of deportees responded to the Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ). The prevalence of CMD was 16.0% (95% CI 12.3, 20.6). There was a U-shaped association between time in the US and SRQ score. Times returned to Mexico, having a spouse in the US, number of persons in household, less social support, anxiety as a personality trait, and avoidant coping style were directly associated with SRQ score. Public health policies should address the need for mental health care among deported migrants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Abelardo L. Rodriguez 2925, Zona Río, 22010, Tijuana, BC, Mexico. ietzabojorquez@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ietza
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bojorquez
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiologic and Psychosocial Research, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatria Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Rosa M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Aguilera
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Abelardo L. Rodriguez 2925, Zona Río, 22010, Tijuana, BC, Mexico.
authors.forename: Jacobo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramírez
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Abelardo L. Rodriguez 2925, Zona Río, 22010, Tijuana, BC, Mexico.
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cerecero
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Abelardo L. Rodriguez 2925, Zona Río, 22010, Tijuana, BC, Mexico.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mejía
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005195:Family Relations / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D008603:Mental Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000523:psychology*; D000069756:Undocumented Immigrants / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States
keywords: Common mental disorders; Deportation; Mental health; Return migration