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Mental health in refugee children

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Dangmann, Cecilie, Dybdahl, Ragnhild, Solberg, Øivind·2022·Current Opinion in Psychology
DOI 10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101460
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Almost half of the world's forcibly displaced population are children, most commonly originating from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Health disparities are well documented, especially for mental health, but not consistent across groups, time or context. Despite high exposure to trauma and stress, refugee children also show remarkable resilience. An ecological model of refugee health including both risk and resilience factors is therefore recommended. The model also includes the dynamic inter-relationship of past traumatic experiences, ongoing daily stressors and the disruptions of basic systems affecting both the individual and families as a whole, offering a framework to better understand the health disparities and appropriate interventions for refugee children.

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  • Attention to resilience and protective factors is important for gaining a comprehensive understanding and for facilitating the processing of trauma and loss.

    “Such attention to resilience and protective factors is important for gaining a comprehensive understanding and for facilitating the processing of trauma and loss [23,24].”

    From A Digital Tool for Culturally Responsive Reflection and Case Conceptualization in First-Line Services to Support Children With a Refugee Background: Development and Usability Study (2026) · cites this paper as [23]

    The ‘Ecological models of risk and resilience’ section supports considering resilience factors for a broader understanding of refugee children’s mental health and says those factors can support recovery after traumatic events. The copy does not specifically link resilience or protective factors to processing loss, so that part of the claim is not established. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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Authors
Dangmann, C., Dybdahl, R., & Solberg, Ø.
Affiliations
  • University of Inland Norway (NO)
  • Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
  • Röda Korsets Högskola (SE)
Corresponding author
Dangmann, Cecilie
ORCID
Venue
Current Opinion in Psychology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2022-12
Volume
48
Pages
101460
ISSN
2352-250X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101460
OpenAlex
W4293214405
Cited by
68
References
7
Citations by year
2026: 12 · 2025: 28 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 8
FWCI
1.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Current Opinion in Psychology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Högskolan Kristianstad Publikationer (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration and Exile Studies
  • Social Sciences › Education › Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
Keywords
refugee children, child mental health, forced displacement, trauma exposure, resilience, health disparities, daily hassles, family breakdown, Syrian refugees, mental health interventions
MeSH terms
Child, Humans, Mental Health, Refugees

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