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Table 3 Central themes in male focus groups

From: “Of course, you get depression in this situation”: Explanatory Models (EMs) among Afghan refugees in camps in Northern Greece

Main Category

Theme

Illustrative quote

Number of participants

Explanatory Models of depression

Pre-migration Traumatic Experiences: Exposed to violence in Afghanistan

“I am driving the car on the street and you [hear] explosions in this or that area. Always stress, always fighting. M7

2 (FG3)

Post-migration Living Difficulties: Life in the camp

In a camp, especially in the camp that we are living, with high walls around the camp, [it] is like a prison here. Every night happens something new to the people. So, this is actually bringing stress. M2

2 (FG1)

3 (FG2)

1 (FG3)

Coping Strategies

Social Support

They were volunteers and now they have life, they are married. M4

1 (FG1)

Cognitive Strategies

If you want to change the way, I mean a change to Adel [vignette character], you have to be strong, you have to give him the motivation to change his mind. M5

3 (FG2)

2 (FG3)

Solution-oriented coping

We can tell him, there’s a place that you can go for 3–4 months to improve your speaking skills and you make a CV, cover letter and also you send your kids to the kindergarten […] Then you find a job, then your life will be much better. M3

1 (FG1)

3 (FG2)

Professional Help

Having a psychologist and having a lawyer to inform him daily for the procedure and his documents. These two are the solution to his problems. M1

2 (FG1)

3 (FG2)