Prevalence of mental disorders in young refugees and asylum seekers in European Countries: a systematic review

C Kien, I Sommer, A Faustmann, L Gibson… - European child & …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract The European Union member states received about 385,000 asylum applications
from children and adolescents below 18 years in 2015, and 398,000 in 2016. The latest …

Mental health of refugee children and youth: Epidemiology, interventions, and future directions

RL Frounfelker, D Miconi, J Farrar… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The number of refugee youth worldwide receives international attention and is a top priority
in both academic and political agendas. This article adopts a critical eye in summarizing …

An overview of systematic reviews on mental health promotion, prevention, and treatment of common mental disorders for refugees, asylum seekers, and internally …

E Uphoff, L Robertson, B Cabieses… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Migrants who have been forced to leave their home, such as refugees, asylum
seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDP), are likely to experience stressors which …

The effectiveness of therapeutic interventions on psychological distress in refugee children: A systematic review

MM Cowling, JR Anderson - Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To systematically review existing research exploring the effectiveness of
psychological interventions in reducing symptoms of distress amongst refugee and asylum …

Prevention of psychological distress and promotion of resilience amongst unaccompanied refugee minors in resettlement countries

R Mitra, M Hodes - Child: care, health and development, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim As increasing numbers of unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) are arriving in
Europe, there is a need to investigate which factors promote psychological resilience and …

Survivors of hell: resilience amongst unaccompanied minor refugees and implications for treatment-a narrative review

IM Rodriguez, V Dobler - Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 2021 - Springer
Approximately half of the world's displaced population are children and a significant
proportion of these are unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC). UASC are the …

A meta-analysis of group interventions for trauma and depression among immigrant and refugee children

M Rafieifar, MJ Macgowan - Research on Social Work …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: A meta-analysis of group interventions to reduce post-traumatic stress symptoms
(PTSS) and/or depression among refugee and immigrant children and adolescents …

Providing manualized individual trauma-focused CBT to unaccompanied refugee minors with uncertain residence status: a pilot study

J Unterhitzenberger, S Wintersohl, M Lang… - Child and Adolescent …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) seeking asylum show high
rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety. In addition, they …

Unaccompanied migrant children in the United States: Implementation and effectiveness of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy.

ZS Patel, EP Casline, C Vera, V Ramirez… - … , Practice, and Policy, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: The number of unaccompanied children (UC) arriving in the United States (US)
from other countries has increased significantly over the past decade. UC report high trauma …

Overcoming barriers to mental health care: multimodal trauma-focused treatment approach for unaccompanied refugee minors

CM van Es, M Sleijpen, ME Velu, PA Boelen… - Child and Adolescent …, 2021 - Springer
Background This study evaluated the feasibility of a short-term, multimodal trauma-focused
treatment approach adapted specifically for unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) in the …