Trauma, exile and mental health in young refugees.
CONCLUSION: Psychological problems are frequent in refugee children, but the extents are reduced over time in exile. Traumatic experience before arrival is most important for the short-term reaction of the children while aspects of life in exile are important for the children's ability to recover from early traumatization.
PMID: 21824118 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica Supplementum - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Acta Psychiatr Scand Suppl Source Type: research
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