Considering chronic uncertainty among Syrian refugees resettling in Europe
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The uncertainty of the asylum-seeking process has been associated with a multitude of stressors and poor mental health outcomes.1 Data indicate that daily stressors mediate the effects of previous war-related trauma in shaping mental health outcomes, such as post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms.2 Along with uncertainty, asylum seekers can experience many mixed emotions, including hope, fear, anger, distrust, and relief. Traumatic events, such as being forced to leave one's own country; being trafficked, tortured, or sexually assaulted; and facing death threats; among others, can severely damage an asylee's own sense of trust and security.
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Chronic uncertainty exerts a particularly heavy toll on people living under multiple strains and in precarious conditions, such as refugees and displaced persons, and on people living under continuous traumatic situations intensively covered by the media.
“Chronic uncertainty exerts a particularly heavy toll on people living under multiple strains and in precarious conditions, such as refugees and displaced persons [51-53], and on people living under continuous traumatic situations intensively covered by the media, such as populations affected by Israeli-Arab conflicts or the war in Ukraine.”
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- Authors
- Cange, C. W., Brunell, C., Acarturk, C., & Fouad, F. M.
- Affiliations
- Lehman College (US)
- City University of New York (US)
- Corresponding author
- Cange, Charles W
- Venue
- The Lancet Public Health
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2019-01
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- e14
- ISSN
- 2468-2667 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2902087369
- Cited by
- 21
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 1.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- The Lancet Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Istanbul Şehir University Institutional Repository (Istanbul Şehir University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Social Sciences › Health › Migration, Racism, and Human Rights
- Keywords
- Syrian refugees, asylum seekers, mental health, post-traumatic stress disorder, war trauma, daily hassles, refugee mental health
- MeSH terms
- Mental Disorders, Europe, Fear, Humans, Refugees, Syria, Uncertainty
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