Predictors of depressive symptoms among resettled unaccompanied refugee minors

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 457-464

  Seglem, Karoline B ^a   Oppedal, Brit ^a   Raeder, Sabine ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Mental health problems; Resettlement; Separated; Unaccompanied refugee minors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFUGEE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MINORS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUGEES; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 80052965729     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2011.00883.x     Document Type: Article

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