Mental health and trauma in asylum seekers landing in Sicily in 2015: a descriptive study of neglected invisible wounds

Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with mental health conditions, Ragusa (October 2014 December 2015)

Characteristic	N = 193 (%)
MH main diagnosis^a
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder	59 (31)
Depression	38 (20)
Anxiety disorders	21 (11)
Psychological distress^c	22 (11)
Somatoform disorder	15 (8)
Sleep-wake disorder	13 (7)
Other^d	25 (13)
MH second^e diagnosis^a
Traumatic Stress Disorder and related disorders^b	3 (2)
Depression^b	42 (22)
Anxiety disorders	20 (10)
Somatoform disorder	10 (5)
Psychological distress	3 (2)
Sleep-wake disorder	27 (14)
Other^d	24 (12)
None^f	64 (33)
Two concurrent MH diagnosis	129 (67)
Referrals to psychiatrist	43 (22)
Psychopharmacological treatment	36 (18)
Number of MH consultations per person (median; IQR)	4 (3–6)

MH Mental Health, IQR interquartile range
^aMH diagnosis according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5) except from psychological distress and ethnopsychiatric conditions (Other)
^bIncludes mild, moderate, severe
^cExclusion diagnosis
^dEthnopsychiatric conditions, personality, psychotic, cognitive, dissociative, acute stress, adjustment and substance-related disorders
^eConcurrent diagnosis, secondary importance
^fPatients with only a MH main diagnosis

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