Mental Health Problems in Separated Refugee Adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 291-297

  Derluyn, Ilse ^a   Mels, Cindy ^a   Broekaert, Eric ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Mental health problems; Refugee adolescents; Separation from parents; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PEER GROUP; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUGEES;

EID: 60349089057     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.07.016     Document Type: Article

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