Psychiatric comorbidities of posttraumatic stress disorder among adolescent refugees in Uganda: A latent class analysis of patterns and covariates
Adolescent refugees with PTSD exhibit high psychiatric comorbidity that clusters in distinct patterns. These findings highlight the need for interventions that address the identified comorbidity patterns, consider gender disparities, and account for cumulative trauma and post-migration stressors to effectively support traumatized youth.
Authors
- Anne Mbwayo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4888-2375)
- Jonathan Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0069-1396)
- Florian Scharpf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2878-9088)
- Godfrey Zari Rukundo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3739-1426)
- Herbert Ainamani
- Anna Muthoni Mathai
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- University of Nairobi (KE)
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (UG)
- Bielefeld University (DE)
- Kabale University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Comprehensive Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2026.152672
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00