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SUBMITTER: Huemer J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2682790 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health 20090402 1
Previous studies about unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) showed that they are a highly vulnerable group who have greater psychiatric morbidity than the general population. This review focuses on mental health issues among URMs. Articles in databases PsycINFO, Medline and PubMed from 1998 to 2008 addressing this topic were reviewed. The literature had a considerable emphasis on the assessment of PTSD symptoms. Results revealed higher levels of PTSD symptoms in comparison to the norm populations ...[more]