Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening
Volume 109, Issue 17-18, 1989, Pages 1867-1870

Psychosocial problems among refugees in Norway [Psykososiale problemer blant flyktninger i Norge.] (Article)

Hauff E.* , Lavik N.J. , Dahl C.I. , Sveaass N.
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Abstract

172 patients were examined and treated by the Psychosocial Team for Refugees in Norway from 1 January 1986 to 15 November 1988. The patients came from 21 countries, the majority from Iran, Chile and Vietnam. Various reactive conditions dominated the clinical picture, and 53 patients had posttraumatic stress disorder, which was the most frequently occurring single diagnosis. The patient group had been exposed to a number of overwhelming experiences and at least half had been tortured. The therapists identified separation and loss, traumatic experiences and social isolation in exile as the factors of greatest importance for the development of the patients' conditions. 46% of the patients were found to have improved at the end of the treatment.

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male Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic female Socioeconomic Factors socioeconomics refugee English Abstract Norway psychological aspect Mental Disorders Article mental disease human adult Refugees posttraumatic stress disorder
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ISSN: 00292001
Cited by: 6
Original Language: Norwegian