Mental health of refugees in Cologne and surroundings - comparative study between patients of LVR Clinics Cologne and a non-psychiatric control group

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00011158

Enrollment

200

Registered

2017-04-25

Start date

2016-09-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F43.1 F33

Interventions

Group 1: Patients of LVR Clinics Cologne: An interpreter-mediated questionnaire survey is carried out in respect of sociodemographic background, pre-, peri- and post-migration biografie and the level

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: "Refugee" regarding a definition based on official definitions for refugees and asylum seekers 18 years and older

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Further questions are: What is the spectrum of diagnoses, therapies and treatment modalities in refugee patients of LVR-Clinics Cologne? What is the prevalence of traumatic life events and how is the general psycho-pathology of non-psychiatric refugees in comparism to patients? Which stressors and ressources have influence on mental well-being and therapy outcome?	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The main questioning of the study is, if and if yes which risk and protective factors for the appearance of mental health disorders can be identified in sociodemografic and biografic background of people living as refugees in the area of Cologne. (Data collection using an interpreter-mediated questionnaire survey, Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ), short versions of Symptom Checklist (SCL-K9) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) together with Post Migration Life Difficulties Checklist (PMLD))	—

Measure

Time frame

The main questioning of the study is, if and if yes which risk and protective factors for the appearance of mental health disorders can be identified in sociodemografic and biografic background of people living as refugees in the area of Cologne. (Data collection using an interpreter-mediated questionnaire survey, Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ), short versions of Symptom Checklist (SCL-K9) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) together with Post Migration Life Difficulties Checklist (PMLD))

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJonas Schaffrath

LVR-Klinik Köln

jonas.schaffrath@lvr.de+49 (0) 221 / 8993 284

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026