Straiton, Melanie

Melanie
Straiton

Migration Reasearch Hub ID: 1691
ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6453-8051

Expertise

Migration processes
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
Disciplines
Methods

Roles

  • Norwegian Institute of Public Health

    Research Institute, Oslo, Norway
    Senior researcher

Research

Mental disorder and subsequent marital separation among migrant and non-migrant women

Authors Melanie Straiton, Anne Reneflot, Kamila Angelika Hynek, ...
Year 2023
Journal Name Health Care for Women International
1 Journal Article

Outpatient mental health service use following contact with primary health care among migrants in Norway: A national register study

Authors Melanie L. Straiton, Aart C. Liefbroer, Anna-Clara Hollander, ...
Year 2022
Journal Name SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
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3 Journal Article

Mental disorder and first-time marriage formation among non-Western migrant women: A national register study

Authors Melanie Straiton, Kamila Angelika Hynek, Anne Reneflot, ...
Year 2022
Journal Name SSM - Population Health
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4 Journal Article

Female Pakistani carers’ views on future formal and informal care for their older relatives in Norway

Authors Sanjana Arora, Bernd Rechel, Astrid Bergland, ...
Year 2020
Journal Name BMC Health Services Research
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5 Journal Article

Associations of socio-demographic factors with adiposity among immigrants in Norway: a secondary data analysis

Authors Samera Azeem Qureshi, Melanie Straiton, Abdi A. Gele
Year 2020
Journal Name BMC Public Health
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6 Journal Article

Asylsøkeres helse og bruk av helsetjenester i Norge

Authors Melanie Lindsay Straiton, Marit Synnøve Berg, Eirik Frønæs Vikum, ...
Year 2020
Journal Name Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
7 Journal Article

Use of outpatient mental healthcare services and upper-secondary school completion in young women with migrant background – A population-based study

Authors Kamila Angelika Hynek, Melanie Straiton, Lars Johan Hauge, ...
Year 2020
Journal Name SSM - Population Health
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8 Journal Article

A qualitative study of health experiences of Ethiopian asylum seekers in Norway

Authors Yvette Louise Schein, Brita Askeland Winje, Sonja Lynn Myhre, ...
Year 2019
Journal Name BMC Health Services Research
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9 Journal Article

Outpatient mental healthcare service use among women with migrant background in Norway: a national register study

Authors Melanie Straiton, Karina Corbett, Anna-Clara Hollander, ...
Year 2019
Journal Name BMC Health Services Research
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10 Journal Article

“Living like I am in Thailand”: stress and coping strategies among Thai migrant masseuses in Oslo, Norway

Authors Naomi Tschirhart, Melanie Straiton, Trygve Ottersen, ...
Year 2019
Journal Name BMC Women's Health
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11 Journal Article

Ethnic boundary-making in health care: Experiences of older Pakistani immigrant women in Norway

Authors Sanjana Arora, Melanie Straiton, Bernd Rechel, ...
Year 2019
Journal Name SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
Citations (WoS) 14
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12 Journal Article

Perceived discrimination, health and mental health among immigrants in Norway: the role of moderating factors

Authors Melanie Lindsay Straiton, Arild Kjell Aambø, Rune Johansen
Year 2019
Journal Name BMC Public Health
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13 Journal Article

Transnational marriages and the health and well-being of Thai migrant women living in Norway

Authors Melanie Lindsay Straiton, Tone Jersin Ansnes, Naomi Tschirhart
Year 2019
Journal Name International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care
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14 Journal Article

Older migrants’ access to healthcare: a thematic synthesis

Authors Sanjana Arora, Astrid Bergland, Melanie Straiton, ...
Year 2018
Journal Name International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care
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15 Journal Article

“It has not occurred to me to see a doctor for that kind of feeling”: a qualitative study of Filipina immigrants’ perceptions of help seeking for mental health problems

Authors Melanie L. Straiton, Heloise Marie L. Ledesma, Tam T. Donnelly
Year 2018
Journal Name BMC Women's Health
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16 Journal Article

Learning to navigate the healthcare system in a new country: a qualitative study

Authors Melanie L. Straiton, Sonja Myhre
Year 2017
Journal Name Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
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17 Journal Article

A qualitative study of Filipina immigrants’ stress, distress and coping: the impact of their multiple, transnational roles as women

Authors Melanie L. Straiton, Heloise Marie L. Ledesma, Tam T. Donnelly
Year 2017
Journal Name BMC Women's Health
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18 Journal Article

Mental Health of Refugees and Non-refugees from War-Conflict Countries: Data from Primary Healthcare Services and the Norwegian Prescription Database

Authors Melanie L. Straiton, Anne Reneflot, Esperanza Diaz
Year 2016
Journal Name Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
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19 Journal Article

Managing Mental Health Problems Among Immigrant Women Attending Primary Health Care Services

Authors Melanie L. Straiton, Kathryn Powell, Anne Reneflot, ...
Year 2016
Journal Name Health Care for Women International
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20 Journal Article

Suicidal ideation and self‐harm among youths in Norway: associations with verbal, physical and sexual abuse

Authors Svein Mossige, Lihong Huang, Malanie Straiton, ...
Year 2016
Journal Name Child & Family Social Work
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21 Journal Article

Socioeconomic status and primary health service use for mental health problems among immigrants with short and long lengths of stay

Authors Melanie Lindsay Straiton, Anne Reneflot, Esperanza Diaz
Year 2016
Journal Name International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care
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22 Journal Article

Mental health in immigrant men and women in Australia: the North West Adelaide health study

Authors Melanie Straiton, Janet F Grant, Helen R Winefield, ...
Year 2014
Journal Name BMC Public Health
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23 Journal Article

Immigrants’ use of primary health care services for mental health problems

Authors Melanie Straiton, Anne Reneflot, Esperanza Diaz
Year 2014
Journal Name BMC Health Services Research
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24 Journal Article

Self‐Harm and Conventional Gender Roles in Women

Authors Melanie L. Straiton, Heidi Hjelmeland, Tine K. Grimholt, ...
Year 2013
Journal Name Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
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25 Journal Article

Pushing the Boundaries: Understanding Self-Harm in a Non-Clinical Population

Authors Melanie Straiton, Katrina Roen, Gudrun Dieserud, ...
Year 2013
Journal Name Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
26 Journal Article

Gender Roles, Suicidal Ideation, and Self-Harming in Young Adults

Authors Melanie L. Straiton, Katrina Roen, Heidi Hjelmeland
Year 2012
Journal Name Archives of Suicide Research
27 Journal Article

Motivation for Research Participation among People Bereaved by Suicide

Authors Kari Dyregrov, Gudrun Dieserud, Melanie Straiton, ...
Year 2011
Journal Name OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
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28 Journal Article

Meaning-Making Through Psychological Autopsy Interviews: The Value of Participating in Qualitative Research for Those Bereaved by Suicide

Authors Kari Madeleine Dyregrov, Gudrun Dieserud, Heidi Marie Hjelmeland, ...
Year 2011
Journal Name Death Studies
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29 Journal Article

The association between early marriage and mental disorder among young migrant and non-migrant women: a Norwegian register-based study

Authors Kamila Angelika Hynek, Dawit Shawel Abebe, Aart C. Liefbroer, ...
Year 2022
Journal Name BMC Women's Health
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30 Journal Article

The relationship between self-harm and bullying behaviour: results from a population based study of adolescents

Authors Ingri Myklestad, Melanie Straiton
Year 2021
Journal Name BMC Public Health
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31 Journal Article

Suggested Research

The risk of outpatient mental health care service use following departure from work: a cohort register study of migrant and non-migrant women

Authors Melanie Straiton, Kamila Angelika Hynek, Karina Corbett
Year 2022
Journal Name BMC Health Services Research
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1 Journal Article

The relationship between motherhood and use of mental health care services among married migrant and non-migrant women: a national register study

Authors Melanie Straiton, Anna-Clara Hollander, Kamila Angelika Hynek, ...
Year 2022
Journal Name BMC Psychiatry
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4 Journal Article
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