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Table 1 Demographics, pre-migration- and post-migration data, and diagnostic categories for 55 multi traumatized outpatients with a refugee background

From: Posttraumatic growth, depressive symptoms, posttraumatic stress symptoms, post-migration stressors and quality of life in multi-traumatized psychiatric outpatients with a refugee background in Norway

 

Outpatients

N

%

Background

  

Gender (male/female)

32/23

58.2/41.8

Age groups

  

<30

7

12.7

31-45

29

52.7

>45

19

34.5

Marital status

  

Single

10

18.2

Married

32

58.2

Divorced

13

23.6

Having children

42

76.4

Nationality of origin

  

Eastern Europe

22

40.0

Africa

9

16.4

Middle East

14

25.5

Far East

7

12.7

Latin America

3

5.5

Religion

  

Christian

9

16.4

Muslim

35

63.6

Other

2

3.6

No religion

9

16.4

Pre-migration*

  

Number of types of trauma (M SD)

9.9

2.6

Exposure to war

42

76.4

Captivity

31

56.4

Assault with weapon

43

78.2

Physical assault

48

87.3

Severe human suffering

49

89.1

Post-migration

  

Years in Norway¹

  

≤10 years

9

16.7

>10 years

45

83.3

Time since trauma (M SD)

17.5

9.6

Speaking Norwegian

medium-very good (self-evaluation)

49

90.7

Education²

  

<12 years

21

38.2

12 years

9

16.4

> 12 years

23

41.8

Employment³

  

Employed

13

25.0

Partly employed

8

15.4

Not employed

31

59.6

Diagnostic groups

  

Affective disorders §

44

80

Anxiety disorders §§

52

94.5

Substance use disorders §§§

7

12.7

Eating disorders §§§§

3

5.5

Psychotic disorders §§§§§

1

1.8

  1. Note: (*) Pre-migration variables have been selected from the LEC (Life Events Checklist) categories.
  2. (¹) N= 54; (²) N=53; (³) N=52; (§)Any of the following diagnoses: MDD or dysthymia; (§§)Any of the following diagnoses: Panic, Agoraphobia, Social phobia, OCD, GAD or PTSD; (§§§)Any of the following conditions: Alcohol abuse disorder or Substance abuse disorder; (§§§§) Bulimia; (§§§§§) Psychosis.