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Table 2 Prevalence of mental disorders in refugees and asylum-seekers by K10 scores and scoring bands

From: The mental health status of refugees and asylum seekers attending a refugee health clinic including comparisons with a matched sample of Australian-born residents

 

Clinical cut off for K10

Clinical bands for abnormal K10

NSMHWB bands for K10

Total

K10 – normal (10–19) % (n)

K10 – abnormal (≥20) % (n)

K10- mild (20–24) % (n)

K10- moderate (25–29) % (n)

K10- severe (30–50) % (n)

K10- mild (10–15) % (n)

K10- moderate (16–21) % (n)

K10- high (22–29) % (n)

K10- very high (30–50) % (n)

 

K10

49.6 (67)

50.4 (68)

8.9 (12)

12.6 (17)

28.9 (39)

33.3 (45)

18.5 (25)

20.0 (27)

28.9 (39)

135

PTSD -lifetime

yes

19.5 (8)

80.5 (33)

2.4 (1)

14.6 (6)

63.4 (26)

7.3 (3)

12.2 (5)

17.1 (7)

63.4 (26)

41

no

65.6 (59)

34.4 (31)

12.2 (11)

10.0 (9)

12.2 (11)

46.7 (42)

21.1 (19)

20.0 (18)

12.2 (11)

90

PTSD -month

yes

3.3 (1)

96.7 (29)

3.3 (1)

20.0 (6)

73.3 (22)

3.3 (1)

0 (0)

23.3 (7)

73.3 (22)

30

no

65.4 (66)

34.7 (35)

10.9 (11)

8.9 (9)

14.9 (15)

43.6 (44)

23.8 (24)

17.8 (18)

14.9 (15)

101

  1. Note. All participants completed the K10 (n = 135), while 131 completed the PTSD-8