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Arieja Farugie1, Ayline Heller1, Manfred Beutel1
1Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie.
Objective:
Investigating the effects of internal migration on somatoform complaints (GBB-8) as well as psychological distress (PHQ-4; captures symptoms of anxiety and depression).
Methods:
A representative sample from 2019 is used and divided into four groups (West, East, East-West, West-East). A variance analysis was conducted.
Results:
The West group reports significantly more distress and somatoform symptoms than the East group. The group East-West report significantly more distress and somatoform complaints.
Conclusion:
The influence of internal migration, especially from East to West Germany, should be considered in future studies.
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