Pervasive loss of function in asylum-seeking children in Sweden

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1706-1707

  Bodegård, Göran ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asylum; Behavioural disorders; Pervasive refusal syndrome (PRS)

Indexed keywords

APATHY; CHILD CARE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSENSUS; CONVALESCENCE; DEPRESSION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEAR; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; REVIEW; SWEDEN; THREAT;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD WELFARE; FEAR; HUMANS; REFUGEES; SWEDEN;

EID: 31544433446     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 15023869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250510036778     Document Type: Review

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