Psychosocial problems in asylum seekers' children: The parent, child, and teacher perspective using the strengths and difficulties questionnaire

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 85-90

  Wiegersma, P Auke ^a   Stellinga Boelen, Annette A M ^a   Reijneveld, Sijmen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asylum seekers'; Children; Predictive variables; Psychosocial problems; Strengths and difficulties questionnaire; Supportive measures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; STRENGTH AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHER;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MINORS; NETHERLANDS; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUGEES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 79951654051     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e31820446d2     Document Type: Article

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