Mental Health of Human trafficking; A Systematic Review

Awaliyah Muslimah Suwetty, Asti Melani Astari, Titin Andri Wihastuti

Abstract


Human trafficking is being global crime worldwide. The practice of human trafficking in the form of human exploitation implicated in human rights violations. Survivors of human trafficking will experience health problems both physical and mental problems. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify and summarize the mental health problems of human trafficking victims. Systematic search conducted on March 12, 2019 in data of Proquest, Springer Link, and Scopus by keyword *human health of human trafficking* between the years of 2013-2018. The result of this search found 14 journals that match with inclusion criteria. The inclusion criteria were peer-reviewed journal articles, written in English, all forms of exploitation, the samples are aged >15 years old. The results shown the incidence of human trafficking greatly affected the mental health of victim. Victims experienced anxiety, depression, isolation, disorientation, aggression, suicidal ideation, attention deficit, psychotic disorders, behavioral and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). For further research required in efforts to overcome the mental health impact of human trafficking victims. The focus on preventing efforts was through government campaigns, IOM and law enforcement and also the fulfillment of the rights of human trafficking victims

Keywords


Mental health; Human trafficking

Full Text:

PDF

References


Abas, M., Ostrovschi, N. V, Prince, M., Gorceag, V. I., Trigub, C., & Oram, S. (2013). Risk factors for mental disorders in women survivors of human trafficking : a historical cohort study. BMC Psychiatry, 13(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-13-204.

Aberdein, C., & Zimmerman, C. (2015). Access to mental health and psychosocial services in Cambodia by survivors of trafficking and exploitation : a qualitative study. Mental Health Systems, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-015-0008-8.

Brace, E., Sanders, J., Oommen, H., & Brace, E. (2018). Access to Healthcare for Victims of Human Trafficking : A focus group with Third Sector Agencies. Diversity and Equality in Health and Care, 15, 77–86.

Cary, M., Oram, S., Howard, L. M., Trevillion, K., & Byford, S. (2016). Human trafficking and severe mental illness : an economic analysis of survivors ’ use of psychiatric services. BMC Health Services Research, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1541-0.

Domoney, J., Howard, L. M., Abas, M., Broadbent, M., & Oram, S. (2015). Mental health service responses to human trafficking : a qualitative study of professionals’ experiences of providing care. BMC Psychiatry, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0679-3.

Elizabeth K. Hopper. (2016). Trauma-Informed Psychological Assessment of Human Trafficking Survivors. Justice Resource Institute, 1269 Beacon St., Brookline: Taylor & Francis Group in Women and Therapy. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02703149.2016.1205905.

Gezie, L. D., Yalew, A. W., Gete, Y. K., Azale, T., & Brand, T. (2018). Socio ‑ economic , trafficking exposures and mental health symptoms of human trafficking returnees in Ethiopia : using a generalized structural equation modelling. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-018-0241-z.

Iglesias-rios, L., Harlow, S. D., Burgard, S. A., Kiss, L., & Zimmerman, C. (2018). Mental health , violence and psychological coercion among female and male trafficking survivors in the greater Mekong sub-region : a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychology, 1–16.

Kiling-Bunga, I. Y. K. (2019). Motif, Dampak Psikologis dan Dukungan pada Korban Perdagangan Manusia di Nusa Tenggara Timur. Jurnal Psikologi Ulayat, (March). https://doi.org/10.24854/jpu02019-218.

Moore, J. L., Houck, C., Hirway, P., Barron, C. E., & Goldberg, A. P. (2017). Trafficking Experiences and Psychosocial Features of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517703373.

Okech, D., Hansen, N., Howard, W., Anarfi, J. K., Abigail, C., Okech, D., … Abigail, C. (2018). Social Support , Dysfunctional Coping , and Community Reintegration as Predictors of PTSD Among Human Trafficking Survivors. Behavioral Medicine, 44(3), 209–218. https://doi.org/10.1080/08964289.2018.1432553.

Oram, S., Khondoker, M., Abas, M., Broadbent, M., & Howard, L. M. (2015). Characteristics of traffi cked adults and children with severe mental illness : a historical cohort study. Lancet Psychiatry, 366(15), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00290-4.

Ottisova, L., Smith, P., Shetty, H., Stahl, D., & Downs, J. (2018). Psychological consequences of child trafficking : An historical cohort study of trafficked children in contact with secondary mental health services. PLoS ONE 13, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192321.

Rafferty, Y. (2018). Mental Health Services as a Vital Component of Psychosocial Recovery for Victims of Child. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 88(3), 249–260. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ort0000268.




DOI: https://doi.org/10.21776/ub.rjls.2019.006.02.6

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.