BACKGROUND: We aimed to screen Ukrainian war refugees (UWR) in Czechia for depression and anxiety, and to assess their recognition of personal mental health problems and related help-seeking. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study on a sample of UWR in Czechia. We used PHQ-8 and GAD-7 to screen for depression and anxiety, SELF-I to assess the recognition of respondents' own mental health problems, and a set of questions regarding mental health-related help-seeking. FINDINGS: Our sample consisted of 1,347 UWR. More than 41 % of respondents screened positively for moderate or severe depression and more than 23 % for moderate or severe anxiety. Self-recognition of mental health as well as help-seeking was very low among those who screened positively for moderate or severe depression or anxiety. INTERPRETATION: Even those UWR who report severe symptoms do not identify themselves as potentially having mental health issues and are not seeking help.

Department of Public Mental Health National Institute of Mental Health Czechia

Department of Public Mental Health National Institute of Mental Health Czechia; WHO Collaborating Center for Public Mental Health Research and Service Development National Institute of Mental Health Czechia

Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences Czechia

PAQ Research Czechia

WHO Collaborating Center for Public Mental Health Research and Service Development National Institute of Mental Health Czechia; Health Service and Population Research Department Institute of Psychology Psychiatry and Neuroscience King's College London

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Determinants of self-rated health among highly educated Ukrainian women refugees in Czechia: analysis based on cross-sectional study in 2022