The Network Structure of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Filipina Migrant Domestic Workers: Comorbidity With Depression

• Main Authors: Garabiles, Melissa R, Lao, Chao K, Hall, Brian J
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: PTSD; depression; comorbidity; network analysis; domestic workers; labour migration; Mental and Social Health; Migration Studies; Psychology; Trauma
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/345; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1344&context=psychology-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Background Labour migrants are exposed to potentially traumatic events throughout the migration cycle, making them susceptible to developing mental disorders. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often comorbid with depression. Comorbidity worsens the course of illness, prognosis, treatment respo...