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Livia

Mental Health and Associated Stress Factors in Accompanied and Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Resettled in Germany

Shared by Livia - 5 February 2019
Originally posted by Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez - 4 February 2019

Abstract

Background

Studies throughout Europe have shown that asylum-seeking children and adolescents (ASC) are at risk of developing mental disorders. The most common mental-health problems in ASC include posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), internalizing symptoms such as depression and...