Resilient or risk group? Psychological burden at unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) in Germany [Resilient oder risikogruppe? Psychische belastungen bei unbegleiteten minderjährigen Ausländern (umA) in Deutschland]

Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie
Volume 66, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 242-258

Resilient or risk group? Psychological burden at unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) in Germany [Resilient oder risikogruppe? Psychische belastungen bei unbegleiteten minderjährigen Ausländern (umA) in Deutschland] (Article)

Rücker S.* , Büttner P. , Lambertz B. , Karpinski N. , Petermann F.

^a Hessen, Germany
^b Hessen, Germany
^c SOS-Kinderdorf Deutschland, Germany
^d Zentrum für Klinische Psychologie und Rehabilitation, Universität Bremen, Germany
^e Zentrum für Klinische Psychologie und Rehabilitation, Universität Bremen, Germany

Abstract

Unaccompanied minors (umA in German) are considered as a risk group for psychological disorders. In international studies a high prevalence for trauma, anxiety, and depression were reported. A sample of N = 52 unaccompanied minors living in Germany was questioned on symptom severity as well as stress experience with the Refugee Health Screening-15. More than each second unaccompanied minor shows clinically relevant symptom severity and stress experience. In age-specific analyses the highest stress levels were found among the youngest unaccompanied minors. Therefore, specifically adapted settings for care should be applied for this high-risk group. © Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co.

Author Keywords

unaccompanied minors Care Youth welfare Psychological stress Age-specific effects

Index Keywords

Germany depression refugee anxiety disorder orphaned child Child, Orphaned mass screening human risk assessment Refugees statistics and numerical data Minors Depressive Disorder Anxiety Disorders Cross-Sectional Studies cross-sectional study Humans psychology Adolescent male female pregnancy Resilience, Psychological minor (person) psychological resilience posttraumatic stress disorder Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Child

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ISSN: 00327034

Cited by: 2

Original Language: German