American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Volume 71, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 4-15

Effects of war and organized violence on children: A study of Bosnian refugees in Sweden (Article)

Angel B. , Hjern A. , Ingleby D.
  • a Department of Child Psychiatry, St. Sigfrid Hospital, Växjö, Sweden
  • b Department of Clinical Sciences, Huddinge University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
  • c Department of Cross-cultural Studies, University of Utrecht, Netherlands

Abstract

Data from 99 school-aged Bosnian refugee children living in Sweden were analyzed to reveal the patterns of war stress experienced and the relation between these stressors and current psychological problems. A significant pattern of associations emerged. When children had experienced much stress, talking about their experiences seemed to exacerbate their negative effects.

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anxiety rating scale symptomatology refugee psychological aspect human Refugees war violence ethnic group Child Behavior Disorders Adaptation, Psychological Bosnia-Herzegovina Sweden Humans Adolescent male Personality Development female crisis intervention stress child psychiatry Article major clinical study Social Environment separation anxiety Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic personality assessment Child
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DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.71.1.4
ISSN: 00029432
Cited by: 60
Original Language: English