Mental health of Somali adolescent refugees: the role of trauma, stress, and perceived discrimination.

BH Ellis, HZ MacDonald, AK Lincoln… - Journal of consulting …, 2008 - psycnet.apa.org
The primary purpose of this study was to examine relations between trauma exposure, post-
resettlement stressors, perceived discrimination, and mental health symptoms in Somali …

The impact of acculturation style and acculturative hassles on the mental health of Somali adolescent refugees

AK Lincoln, V Lazarevic, MT White, BH Ellis - Journal of immigrant and …, 2016 - Springer
Refugee adolescents often immigrate to a new society because of experiences of
persecution and trauma, which can have profound effects on their mental health. Once they …

A longitudinal study of demographic factors associated with stressors and symptoms in African refugees.

S Perera, M Gavian, P Frazier, D Johnson… - American Journal of …, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
The objectives of this study were to assess differences in premigration, transit, and
resettlement stressor exposure and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms as a …

Reducing refugee mental health disparities: a community-based intervention to address postmigration stressors with African adults.

JR Goodkind, JM Hess, B Isakson, M LaNoue… - Psychological …, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Refugees resettled in the United States have disproportionately high rates of psychological
distress. Research has demonstrated the roles of postmigration stressors, including lack of …

Discrimination and mental health among Somali refugee adolescents: the role of acculturation and gender.

BH Ellis, HZ MacDonald, J Klunk‐Gillis… - American Journal of …, 2010 - psycnet.apa.org
This study examines the role of social identity (acculturation and gender) in moderating the
association between discrimination and Somali adolescent refugees' mental health …

Mental health symptoms in Iraqi refugees: posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression

MD Hikmet Jamil, M Farrag… - Journal of cultural …, 2007 - search.proquest.com
Refugees suffer from a higher rate of mental health symptoms than the general population
since they have experienced extreme suffering and the accumulated effects of trauma …

Trauma experiences, posttraumatic stress, dissociation, and depression in Cambodian refugees.

EB Carlson, R Rosser-Hogan - The American journal of psychiatry, 1991 - europepmc.org
Objective The authors' goal was to determine the levels of trauma and psychiatric symptoms
in a randomly selected group of Cambodian refugees and to determine the relationship …

Trauma, post-migration living difficulties, and social support as predictors of psychological adjustment in resettled Sudanese refugees

R Schweitzer, F Melville, Z Steel… - Australian & New …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: This paper explores the impact of pre-migration trauma, post-migration living
difficulties and social support on the current mental health of 63 resettled Sudanese …

Depression and posttraumatic stress disorder among a community sample of adolescent and young adult Afghan refugees

RIM Mghir, W Freed, A Raskin… - The Journal of nervous …, 1995 - journals.lww.com
This study was designed to determine the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) and other psychiatric disorders among a community sample of adolescent and …

Mental health effects of premigration trauma and postmigration discrimination on refugee youth in Canada

M Beiser, F Hou - The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 2016 - journals.lww.com
This report examines the role of pre-and post-migration trauma in explaining differences in
refugee and immigrant mental health. Data were derived from mother-youth refugee and …