TY - JOUR
KW - global mental health
KW - integrated care
KW - Migrants
KW - primary care
KW - Refugees
KW - scoping review
AU - J. Lu
AU - S. Jamani
AU - J. Benjamen
AU - E. Agbata
AU - O. Magwood
AU - K. Pottie
A1 - 
AB - Migrants are at a higher risk for common mental health problems than the general population but are less likely to seek care. To improve access, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the integration of mental health services into primary care. This scoping review aims to provide an overview of the types and characteristics of mental health services provided to migrants in primary care following resettlement in high-income countries. We systematically searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycInfo, Global Health, and other databases from 1 January 2000 to 15 April 2020. The inclusion criteria consisted of all studies published in English, reporting mental health services and practices for refugee, asylum seeker, or undocumented migrant populations, and were conducted in primary care following resettlement in high-income countries. The search identified 1627 citations and we included 19 studies. The majority of the included studies were conducted in North America. Two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessed technology-assisted mental health screening, and one assessed integrating intensive psychotherapy and case management in primary care. There was a paucity of studies considering gender, children, seniors, and in European settings. More equity-focused research is required to improve primary mental health care in the context of global mental health.
AD - Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada.; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 75 Laurier Ave. E, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 75 Laurier Ave. E, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.; C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute, 85 Primrose Ave, Ottawa, ON K1R 6M1, Canada.; C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute, 85 Primrose Ave, Ottawa, ON K1R 6M1, Canada.; Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, 75 Laurier Ave. E, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.; C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute, 85 Primrose Ave, Ottawa, ON K1R 6M1, Canada.; Department of Family Medicine, School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, 75 Laurier Ave. E, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.
BT - International journal of environmental research and public health
C5 - Education & Workforce; Healthcare Disparities
CP - 22
DO - 10.3390/ijerph17228627
IS - 22
JF - International journal of environmental research and public health
LA - eng
M1 - Journal Article
N2 - Migrants are at a higher risk for common mental health problems than the general population but are less likely to seek care. To improve access, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the integration of mental health services into primary care. This scoping review aims to provide an overview of the types and characteristics of mental health services provided to migrants in primary care following resettlement in high-income countries. We systematically searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycInfo, Global Health, and other databases from 1 January 2000 to 15 April 2020. The inclusion criteria consisted of all studies published in English, reporting mental health services and practices for refugee, asylum seeker, or undocumented migrant populations, and were conducted in primary care following resettlement in high-income countries. The search identified 1627 citations and we included 19 studies. The majority of the included studies were conducted in North America. Two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessed technology-assisted mental health screening, and one assessed integrating intensive psychotherapy and case management in primary care. There was a paucity of studies considering gender, children, seniors, and in European settings. More equity-focused research is required to improve primary mental health care in the context of global mental health.
PY - 2020
SN - 1660-4601; 1661-7827; 1660-4601
SP - 8627
T1 - Global Mental Health and Services for Migrants in Primary Care Settings in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review
T2 - International journal of environmental research and public health
TI - Global Mental Health and Services for Migrants in Primary Care Settings in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review
U1 - Education & Workforce; Healthcare Disparities
U2 - 33233666
U3 - 10.3390/ijerph17228627
VL - 17
VO - 1660-4601; 1661-7827; 1660-4601
Y1 - 2020
Y2 - Nov 20
ER -