Mental Health and Resilience in Eritrean and Somali Refugees in Switzerland: A Cross-Sectional Study
While the overall levels of resilience are impressively high, a large proportion of participants exhibited symptoms of somatic disorders and harmful levels of alcohol use - well beyond the early adaptation phase. This highlights the need for long-term mental healthcare beyond the time of arrival to ensure their wellbeing.
Authors
- George Abongomera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8794-3674)
- Naser Morina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6470-4408)
- Jan Fehr
- Afona Chernet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8664-299X)
- Johanna Kurscheid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6858-7501)
- Charles Abongomera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0353-7770)
- James Okuma
- Fiona Vanobberghen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8908-0953)
- Jennifer Giovanoli Evack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7615-3570)
- Anna Verjans
- Daniel H. Paris
- Tesfalem Ghebreghiorghis
- Yeabio Melake
Institutions
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Prevention Institute (US)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2026-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2026.1608308
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Stanley Thomas Johnson Stiftung
- Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation