Lakartidningen
Volume 102, Issue 48, 2005, Pages 3646-3650

The asylum seeking process is a breeding ground for apathy among certain children: A negative answer concerning the residence permit is often a triggering factor [Asylprocess grogrund för apati hos vissa barn: Negativt besked om uppehållstillstånd ofta utlösande faktor] (Article)

Joelsson L.* , Dahlin K.
  • a BUP-öppenvårdsmottagning, Strömstads Sjukhus, Sweden, PBU Luleå/Boden, PBU-mottagningen, Boden, Sweden, BUP-öppenvårdsmottagning, Strömstads Sjukhus, SE-452 83 Strömstad, Sweden
  • b Barn- och ungdomspsykiatrin Luleå/Boden, Sunderby Sjukhus, Luleå, Sweden

Abstract

In this study, 124 of 1 299 children from asylum seeking families living in northern Sweden required psychiatric help. Compared to Swedish children a larger proportion seeks psychiatric help. In the last few years more children seeking asylum have had severe generalised losses of functions and need help with activity of daily life. Almost every child's health condition improves when they get permission to stay in Sweden. Children from the former Soviet Union seek help more frequently than children from other countries do.

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male female comparative study Child Behavior Disorders Sweden Emigration and Immigration refugee ethnology psychological aspect Adolescent Article behavior disorder human Humans Refugees migration legal aspect Child
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ISSN: 00237205
Cited by: 6
Original Language: Swedish