Systematic review and meta-analysis: The prevalence of mental illness in child and adolescent refugees and asylum seekers

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Dec 18, 2019 | Posted by ICAMH.org@gmail.com |

Blackmore, Rebecca et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, December 2019

This review included eight studies and almost 8000 children. The authors found that adolescent refugees and asylum seekers are at increased risk of PTSD, anxiety and depression, but not of ADHD and behaviour disorders.https://www.jaacap.org/article/S0890-8567(19)32175-6/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email

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