Emergency Medicine: Open Access
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ISSN: 2165-7548
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ISSN: 2165-7548
+44 1223 790975
AK Exadaktylos
Switzerland
Research Article
Acute Psychiatric Problems among Migrants Living in Switzerland- a Retrospective Study from a Swiss University Emergency Department
Author(s): K Chatzidiakou, G Schoretsanitis, Koen RJ Schruers, Th J Müller, ME Ricklin and AK ExadaktylosK Chatzidiakou, G Schoretsanitis, Koen RJ Schruers, Th J Müller, ME Ricklin and AK Exadaktylos
Background: Switzerland is a traditional immigration country with immigrants from both neighbouring, and less developed countries. Since the early 1990s, the migration rate has continuously increased and in 2013 almost a quarter of Swiss residents had an immigration background. Immigrants in Switzerland had fewer psychiatric hospitalisations, but more emergency and compulsory admissions than the local population. Therefore it is important to study the characteristics of the immigrant population presenting at the emergency department for mental health problems. Methods: Our retrospective data analysis included adult patients (age ≥ 16 years) admitted to our emergency department who consulted a psychiatrist, between 1st of January 2007 and 30th of October 2012. Results: Clinical data from a total of 1115 patients were available for analysis. Of these, 58.6% (n=654) were male and 41.4.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-7548.1000338