Saskia Hanft-Robert

• Master of Science Psychology
• University Medical Center Hamburg - Eppendorf

In contemporary discourse, microaggressions are not mere fleeting occurrences but pervasive daily experiences that significantly influence individual and collective well-being. This current study delves into the role of personal resources and social support as mediators in the relationship between microaggressions and quality of life. The study ana...

BACKGROUND Migrants face higher risks of developing some mental health issues, such as posttraumatic stress disorder and psychosis, compared to individuals without a migrant or refugee background. However, they can encounter significant barriers to accessing mental healthcare, due to language difficulties, lack of qualified interpreters, stigma, an...

Background Security guards (SGs) play a significant role in health care and are an integral part of many psychiatric institutions. While their main duty is to ensure service users' (SUs) and staff's safety and protect the premises, they are also called upon for other tasks, often ones for which they are not adequately trained. This study aimed to e...

Introduction Assigning qualified interpreters is considered one of the most effective approaches to facilitate communication in language-discordant encounters in mental healthcare. However, particularly in settings with fewer resources, they are not always available and informal practices are often used. Objective This study aimed to investigate i...

Background Migrants and refugees with low language proficiency (LLP) have a higher risk of experiencing certain mental health disorders compared to non-migrant populations. They are also more likely to experience a lack of access to mental healthcare due to language- and culture-related barriers. As part of the MentalHealth4All project, a digital m...

Migrants face higher risks of developing mental health issues, such as posttraumatic stress disorder and psychosis, compared to individuals without a migrant or refugee background. However, they can encounter significant barriers to accessing mental healthcare, due to language difficulties, lack of interpreters, cultural stigma and system-related b...

Background Forced displacement is a significant issue globally, and it affected 112 million people in 2022. Many of these people have found refuge in low- and middle-income countries. Migrants and refugees face complex and specialized health challenges, particularly in the area of mental health. This study aims to provide an in-depth qualitative as...

Background Community interpreters (CIPs) play a crucial role in various community services, including healthcare, when service providers and users do not share a common language. However, there is a lack of evidence-based data on this population globally. This explorative cross-sectional study aims to gain a better understanding of CIPs and their w...

Introduction In many healthcare contexts globally, where the languages of care providers and patients do not match, miscommunication or non-communication can lead to inaccurate diagnoses and subpar treatment outcomes. In order to bridge these language barriers, a range of informal practices are used, such as family members or staff acting as interp...

Empirical investigations into the predictive power of microaggressions have shed light on their profound and extensive detrimental effects on the life outcomes of minority groups. In contemporary discourse, microaggressions are not mere fleeting occurrences but rather pervasive, daily experiences that wield significant influence over individual and...

The aim of this article is to illustrate the goals, process and results of the first stage of a European project: MentalHealth4All. Partners from 9 different European countries have worked together to design a multilingual validated repository targeted at third-country nationals with limited language proficiency (LLP TCNs) and healthcare providers,...

The support of professional interpreters is an essential component of adequate mental health care for migrants with limited language proficiency. Nevertheless, for varied reasons, only a small proportion of outpatient psychotherapists provide interpreter-mediated psychotherapy for migrants. This study explored the perspectives of psychotherapists w...

Background Community Interpreters (CI) play a crucial role in multilingual communication in health care and community services. Since CIs in Germany are mainly organized on a regional basis, there are no nationwide data available. The aim of this explorative cross-sectional study is to gain a better understanding of the work of CIs in Germany. Met...

Objective: Mental health can be negatively affected if work and private life demands are not balanced. This study proposes exploring work-life balance (WLB) as a predictor of Generation Z's mental health outcomes. Methods: A cross-sectional online study was conducted to collect data on mental health outcomes and WLB from a sample of Generation Z...

The broad conceptualisation of wellbeing has allowed researchers to establish subjective wellbeing as a valid indicator of social development. However, changing social patterns, norms, and values suggest changes in how social determinants may predict subjective wellbeing. The current analysis tests a serial mediation hypothesis in which social part...

Objective The therapeutic alliance (TA) has the highest predictive value concerning the success of psychotherapy. The presented study aimed to explore how the presence of an interpreter affects the TA when working with trauma-affected refugees. Method Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven psychologists working in an outpatient clini...

Introduction: There is a paucity of literature on the comprehensive roles of security guards in healthcare, regardless of day-to-day observations of security guards playing an extensive role in this field. Thus, this review will systematically explore the roles of security guards in healthcare contexts to create a centred body of evidence. Methods...

To ensure the quality of interpreter-mediated encounters, not only interpreters but also service providers need to be trained. However, most of them lack adequate training. This study aimed to evaluate educational videos as a (self-)learning tool with which to train service providers to work with interpreters. Eight educational videos were develope...

Introduction: The use of mobile apps aimed at supporting patients with a mental illness is rapidly increasing. Objectives: The presented results explore psychiatrists’ concerns about mobile apps for patients with a mental illness. These results are part of a larger study that examines psychiatrists’ attitudes regarding the use and development of m...

Background: The therapeutic alliance is considered to be one of the most important factors of psychotherapy and is a necessary requirement for a successful treatment in interpreter mediated psychotherapy. Patients and Methods: Using interpreter-mediated guided interviews, 10 refugee patients who experienced interpreter-mediated psychotherapy were a...

Zusammenfassung: In den vergangenen zehn Jahren stieg die Zahl der Menschen, die aufgrund von kriegerischen Konflikten, angedrohter oder erlebter Gewalt aus ihrem Herkunftsland fliehen mussten. Flüchtlinge weisen aufgrund der Vielzahl an Stressoren und traumatischen Erlebnissen vor, während und nach der Flucht ein erhöhtes Risiko für psychische Erk...

Hintergrund: Die Therapiebeziehung gilt als einer der wichtigsten Wirkfaktoren der Psychotherapie und ist auch in der dolmetschergestützten Psychotherapie für eine erfolgreiche Behandlung notwendig. Patienten und Methoden: Mittels dolmetschergestützter Leitfadeninterviews wurden 10 geflüchtete Patienten, die eine dolmetschergestützte Psychotherapie...

Hintergrund: Aufgrund der vielen geflüchteten Menschen in Deutschland, bei denen sich hohe Prävalenzen für psychische Erkrankungen zeigen, steht die psychotherapeutische Versorgung von Flüchtlingen zunehmend im Fokus. Für die Psychotherapie mit geflüchteten Menschen müssen Psychotherapeuten in der Regel Dolmetscher einsetzen. Material und Methoden...

Summary Background: Due to the large number of refugees showing a high prevalence of mental disorders, there is an increasing focus on the psychotherapeutic care of these people. Interpreters are generally needed to enable communication between therapist and patient. Material and Methods: Based on guided interviews, opportunities, challenges and re...

Aktuell zählt Deutschland für Menschen, die aus ihrer Heimat flüchten und in einem anderen Land Asyl suchen müssen, zu einem der Hauptzuwanderungsländer weltweit. Im psychosozialen Gesundheitssystem treffen Ärzt*innen und Psychotherapeuten*innen bei der Behandlung von geflüchteten Menschen auf eine Patientengruppe, die sie u. a. aufgrund der Sprac...