Understanding the patterns and predictors of elevated psychological distress among humanitarian migrants compared to the host population: comparative matched analysis using two national data sources from Australia

Research library / Peer-reviewed study

Written by

Handiso DW, Boyle JA, Paul E et al.

Year

2025

Place

National

Access

Free

In plain English

Compared serious psychological distress in BNLA humanitarian migrants with matched Australian-born adults from the National Health Survey. It identifies which factors predict high distress in each group.

Topics

• Data and measurement
• Migrants
• Refugees and asylum seekers

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