Relationship between traumatic events, somatization, psychological distress, and quality of life in female refugees in Germany
Our findings suggest that future research and treatment of female refugees should focus on the role of somatization. Clinical assessments should be broadened with culturally sensitive tools to encompass both somatic and psychological dimensions of distress.
Authors
- Sabine Oertelt‐Prigione (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3856-3864)
- Christine Kurmeyer
- Antje Krüger
- Meryam Schouler‐Ocak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1846-3500)
- Annabelle Starck
- Ingar Abels
- Jana Gutermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0767-2075)
- Ulrich Stangier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1945-1704)
- Ulrike Zier
- Kneginja Richter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0396-9530)
- Jenny Jesuthasan
- Anja Wollny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5493-451X)
- Eva Janina Döring‐Brandl
- James K. Moran
Institutions
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Nuremberg Hospital (DE)
- Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg (DE)
- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (NL)
- St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus (DE)
- Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität (DE)
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- University of Rostock (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1627665
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31