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The mental health of civilians displaced by armed conflict: an ecological model of refugee distress
Ist Teil von
Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences, 2017-04, Vol.26 (2), p.129-138
Ort / Verlag
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsjahr
2017
Quelle
MEDLINE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Early research on the mental health of civilians displaced by armed conflict focused primarily on the direct effects of exposure to war-related violence and loss. Largely overlooked in this war exposure model were the powerful effects of ongoing stressors related to the experience of displacement itself. An ecological model of refugee distress is proposed, drawing on research demonstrating that mental health among refugees and asylum seekers stems not only from prior war exposure, but also from a host of ongoing stressors in their social ecology, or displacement-related stressors. Implications of this model for addressing the mental health and psychosocial needs of refugees and other displaced populations are considered.