Scandinavian Journal of Social Medicine
Volume 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 18-25
Political violence, family stress and mental health of refugee children in exile (Article)
Hjern A.* ,
Angel B. ,
Jeppson O.
-
a
Dept of Paediatrics, Huddinge University Hospital, SE-14186 Huddinge, Sweden
-
b
Dept of Paediatrics, Huddinge University Hospital, SE-14186 Huddinge, Sweden
-
c
Dept of Paediatrics, Huddinge University Hospital, SE-14186 Huddinge, Sweden
Abstract
The mental health of 63 refugee children, with a mean age of 5,9 years, from Chile and the Middle East, were studied during the first 18 months of exile in Stockholm, Sweden. 46% of the children were rated as having poor mental health five months after resettlement in symptom interviews with parents based on the structured questionnaire developed by Cederblad, and 44% thirteen months later. Political violence in the home country and stress in the family sphere in exile were identified as the major determinants of poor mental health in this context. Key words: refugee children, mental health, stress, child health, services, family, immigration, emigration, PTSD. © Scandinavian University Press 1998.
Author Keywords
[No Keywords available]
Index Keywords
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0031424609&doi=10.1177%2f14034948980260010701&partnerID=40&md5=c717a20ee3cb30a5e5158252ce66726d
DOI: 10.1177/14034948980260010701
ISSN: 03008037
Cited by: 33
Original Language: English