1. Mental health conditions and help-seeking among Ukrainian war refugees in Czechia: A cross-sectional study.
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Guerrero Z, Melicharová H, Kavanová M, Prokop D, Škvrňák M, Kunc M, Leontiyeva Y, Vitíková J, Spurný M, Pilnáček M, Kyselá M, Zhmurko O, Tabery P, and Winkler P
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- Humans, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression epidemiology, Depression psychology, Czech Republic epidemiology, Anxiety epidemiology, Anxiety psychology, Mental Health, Refugees psychology
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Background: We aimed to screen Ukrainian war refugees (UWR) in Czechia for depression and anxiety, and to assess their recognition of personal mental health problems and related help-seeking., Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study on a sample of UWR in Czechia. We used PHQ-8 and GAD-7 to screen for depression and anxiety, SELF-I to assess the recognition of respondents' own mental health problems, and a set of questions regarding mental health-related help-seeking., Findings: Our sample consisted of 1,347 UWR. More than 41 % of respondents screened positively for moderate or severe depression and more than 23 % for moderate or severe anxiety. Self-recognition of mental health as well as help-seeking was very low among those who screened positively for moderate or severe depression or anxiety., Interpretation: Even those UWR who report severe symptoms do not identify themselves as potentially having mental health issues and are not seeking help., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest All authors declare no conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2023
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