A Public Mental Health Study Among Iraqi Refugees in Sweden: Social Determinants, Resilience, Gender, and Cultural Context.

This public mental health study highlights the interactions among social determinants and resilience on mental health, PTSD and acculturation among Iraqi refugees in Sweden 2012-2013. The study aims to understand participants' health, resilience and acculturation, paying specific attention to gender differences. The study, using a convenience sampling survey design ( = 4010, 53.

Safe but isolated - an interview study with Iraqi refugees in Sweden about social networks, social support, and mental health.

Background: Problems with social networks and social support are known to be associated with mental ill-health in refugees. Social support after migration promotes resilience.

Aim: To study how Iraqi refugees who arrived in Sweden after the year 2000 perceived their social networks and social support, and to relate the observed network characteristics and changes to the refugees' mental health and well-being.