Post-traumatic stress disorders, depression, and anxiety in unaccompanied refugee minors exposed to war-related trauma: a systematic review
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El Baba, R. and Colucci, E. 2018. Post-traumatic stress disorders, depression, and anxiety in unaccompanied refugee minors exposed to war-related trauma: a systematic review. International Journal of Culture and Mental Health. 11 (2), pp. 194-207. https://doi.org/10.1080/17542863.2017.1355929
Type | Article |
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Title | Post-traumatic stress disorders, depression, and anxiety in unaccompanied refugee minors exposed to war-related trauma: a systematic review |
Authors | El Baba, R. and Colucci, E. |
Abstract | This systematic review gathers data from the existing literature on the prevalence and course of psychiatric disorders among unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs). The databases PsychINFO, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science were searched and reference lists of papers were also manually examined to identify relevant articles. Peer-reviewed journal articles included focused on the mental health of URMs, who were forced to leave their place of residence because of threats of wars. A narrative synthesis was done to analyse the data presented in the studies. Results from the fifteen studies included in the review highlighted the high prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), depression, and anxiety among URMs. The association between internalizing disorders and exposure to trauma, and time since displacement were examined. Separation from family members, death of parents and close relatives, level of exposure to armed conflicts, and threats to a person were the most frequent stressful life events (SLE) among URMs before migration. Although the number of research done on this vulnerable population is increasing overtime, the review highlights the need for further examination of refugee mental health and the factors affecting symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety. |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Journal | International Journal of Culture and Mental Health |
ISSN | 1754-2863 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 20 Aug 2017 |
03 Apr 2018 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 12 Apr 2018 |
Accepted | 12 Jul 2017 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Copyright Statement | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Culture and Mental Health on 20/08/18, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17542863.2017.1355929 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/17542863.2017.1355929 |
Language | English |
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