Trauma and Mental Health in Forcibly Displaced Populations: Briefing Paper | NLM

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Trauma and Mental Health in Forcibly Displaced Populations: Briefing Paper

10/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS). Published: 10/2019. This 37-page paper outlines the research evidence regarding commonly experienced traumatic events and daily stressors for adult and child refugees and asylum-seekers, mental disorders experienced by adult and child refugees, and psychological and pharmacological interventions. It also discusses the role of culture in influencing mental health, and barriers to treatment following forcible displacement. Recommendations are also made across the areas of public health, immigration, settlement, and mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) policy, and clinical practice and research. (PDF)