This study seeks to empirically establish the extent of compromised mental health among refugees, according to the publisher. A world-wide study sample of 67,294 participants was used. Data included studies from 1959 to 2002. Data on report and participant characteristics and statistical outcomes were extracted using a coding manual and subjected to blind recording. Postdisplacement conditions moderated mental health, and worse outcomes were found for those living in insittutional situations, those restricted in economic opportunity, who were repatriated to a country they had fled, or were displaced in their own country. The study concludes that sociopolitical context of experience influences refugee mental health, and that humanitarian efforts to improve their situations may have a positive influence.
