Maria Flinder Stierna
@MariaFStierna
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PhD Candidate researching Food Systems in Forced Migration @UniNMBU @noragric Ex: @UniofOxford @refugeestudies @RefugeeEcon @ODID_QEH @ODI_Global @NHHnor
Joined August 2023
Mental Health Day today - let’s talk about how refugees are disproportionately affected by depression and its' ripple effects. New article in @TC_Africa with amazing co-authors @OlivierSterck, @JuliaRzPz, and @RaphaelBBrink from @UniofOxford / @Harvard. https://t.co/PjRbrnh6O7
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Depression can severely hinder the ability of refugees to rebuild their lives and integrate into host communities.
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Our new article in The Conversation (@TC_Africa) summarizes our study on refugee mental health in East Africa and the knock-on effects on jobs, income, and overall health. https://t.co/HuCXBGul6B Written with @oliviersterck, @raphaelBBrink, and @MariaFStierna! 🙌
theconversation.com
Depression can severely hinder the ability of refugees to rebuild their lives and integrate into host communities.
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I am thrilled to see our work on the prevalence and correlates of depression among refugees in East Africa published in @BMJMentalHealth - neatly summarised by one of my co-authors @JuliaRzPz in this thread. Great team work, @JuliaRzPz, @RaphaelBBrink and @OlivierSterck !🎉
New open-access paper🎉 in @BMJMentalHealth! While 83% of the world's refugees are hosted in LMIC, most mental health studies focus on refugees in high-income countries. We conducted a representative survey of ~16,000 refugees and host populations in East Africa. We find...
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New open-access paper🎉 in @BMJMentalHealth! While 83% of the world's refugees are hosted in LMIC, most mental health studies focus on refugees in high-income countries. We conducted a representative survey of ~16,000 refugees and host populations in East Africa. We find...
Read our latest in #AdultMentalHealth, which finds that #refugees in East-Africa—particularly those exposed to violence and extended exile periods—are disproportionately affected by #depression, which may also hinder their socioeconomic integration 👉 https://t.co/lcPn3wIbzu
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