Table 5.
Number of medicine – related publications for selected refugee ethnicities
| Ethnic group | Number of publications | Top cited article | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 161 | Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder by Trained Lay Counselors in an African Refugee Settlement: A Randomized Controlled Trial | [71] |
| Iraq | 130 | Impact of a long asylum procedure on the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Iraqi asylum seekers in The Netherlands | [72] |
| Afghanistan | 126 | Physical and mental health of Afghan, Iranian and Somali asylum seekers and refugees living in the Netherlands | [74] |
| Bosnia- Herzegovina/Kosovo | 110 | Longitudinal study of psychiatric symptoms, disability, mortality, and emigration among Bosnian refugees | [59] |
| Sudan | 94 | A comparison of narrative exposure therapy, supportive counseling, and psychoeducation for treating posttraumatic stress disorder in an African refugee settlement | [57] |
| Syria | 90 | Resilience and vulnerability among refugee children of traumatized and non-traumatized parents | [75] |
| Burma/Mynamar/ (Karenni) |
88 | Karenni refugees living in Thai-Burmese border camps: Traumatic experiences, mental health outcomes, and social functioning | [76] |
| Pakistan | 58 | Mental health of displaced and refugee children resettled in low-income and middle-income countries: Risk and protective factors | [77] |
| Palestine | 57 | Comorbidity of PTSD and depression among refugee children during war conflict | [73] |
| Lebanon | 57 | Mental health and health-related quality of life: A 10-year follow-up of tortured refugees | [78] |
| Congo | 56 | Prevalence of HIV infection in conflict-affected and displaced people in seven sub-Saharan African countries: a systematic review | [79] |
| Ethiopi (Oromo) | 54 | Somali and Oromo Refugees: Correlates of Torture and Trauma History | [80] |
| Bhutan | 51 | Psychiatric disorders among tortured Bhutanese refugees in Nepal | [81] |
| Vietnam | 49 | Long-term effect of psychological trauma on the mental health of Vietnamese refugees resettled in Australia: A population-based study | [61] |
| China/Tibet | 43 | Western conceptualizations and eastern experience: A cross-cultural study of traumatic stress reactions among Tibetan refugees in India | [82] |
| Eritrea | 30 | Mental health of displaced and refugee children resettled in low-income and middle-income countries: Risk and protective factors | [77] |
| Burundi | 20 | Prevalence of HIV infection in conflict-affected and displaced people in seven sub-Saharan African countries: a systematic review | [79] |
| Sierra Leon | 17 | Prevalence of HIV infection in conflict-affected and displaced people in seven sub-Saharan African countries: a systematic review | [79] |
| Rwanda | 14 | Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder by Trained Lay Counselors in an African Refugee Settlement: A Randomized Controlled Trial | [71] |
Results for each ethnic group was obtained using the following search query within the 2530 retrieved articles: TITLE(“Refugee” OR “asylum seeker” OR “displaced people”) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY(Ethnic group) AND PUBYEAR > 1999 AND PUBYEAR < 2016 AND (LIMIT-TO(SUBJAREA,“MEDI”)) AND (LIMIT-TO(SRCTYPE,“j”)) AND (EXCLUDE(DOCTYPE,“er”))