Impact of Postmigration Living Difficulties on the Mental Health of Afghan Migrants Residing in Istanbul

Table 2

Frequency (from most to least) of reported distress symptoms occurring ≥1/week ().

	(%)
Feeling sad	139 (88.0)
Trouble concentrating	135 (87.1)
Thinking too much	134 (85.4)
Difficulty falling asleep	133 (84.2)
Becoming jigar khun (reaction to a painful experience)	132 (83.5)
Asabi (highly stressed)	125 (79.1)
Feeling irritable	125 (79.1)
Felt hopeless	125 (79.1)
Loss of appetite	120 (75.9)
Headaches	119 (75.8)
Intrusive, unwanted memories	113 (71.5)
Trouble remembering things	112 (71.3)
Difficulty meeting responsibilities at home or at work	109 (69.9)
Nightmares	108 (68.4)
Easily startled	107 (67.7)
Fishar e bala (internal agitation)	98 (62.4)
Crying	93 (58.9)
Fishar e payin (low energy)	77 (49.0)
Quarreling with a family member	68 (43.3)
Quarreling with a neighbor	56 (35.4)
Beating or hurt oneself	50 (32.1)
Feeling socially withdrawn or isolated	40 (25.5)
Beating one’s children	37 (23.6)

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