Symptoms of Turkish Patients with Depression in Ankara and Berlin |
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Authors: | Derya Iren Akbiyik Vildan Sumbuloglu Oguz Erkan Berksun Vesile Senturk Stefan Priebe |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychiatry, Ankara Oncology Research and Training Hospital, Bulbulderesi Cad. 50/5, 06660 Ankara, Turkey;(2) Biostatistics Department, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, 67600 Kozlu-Zonguldak, Turkey;(3) Department of Psychiatry, Ankara University, Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey;(4) Unit for Social & Community Psychiatry, Newham Centre for Mental Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, E13 8SP, UK |
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Abstract: | Numerous studies have investigated the potential impact of migration on psychiatric morbidity levels. Relatively little research
has studied how the symptom profiles of patients with similar disorders and similar backgrounds are linked to the culture
in which they live. Such research requires comparisons of immigrant patient samples with samples of patient who remain in
their country of origin. In this study we compared symptoms in Turkish patients with depression living in Ankara, Turkey,
and Berlin, Germany. To understand symptoms of patients with depression, not only the culture of origin but also the cultural
context in which patients have been living needs to be considered as an important factor. The new culture can be associated
with distinct, and not necessarily more serious, symptom profiles. |
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Keywords: | Depression Immigrant mental health Turkish mental health Germany Symptoms |
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