Flyktningbibliotek
The resilience paradox
European Journal of Psychotraumatology - Journal ArticleDecades of research have consistently shown that the most common outcome following potential trauma is a stable trajectory of healthy functioning, or resilience. However, attempts to predict resilience reveal a paradox: the correlates of resilient outcome...
The mental health of children affected by armed conflict: Protective processes and pathways to resilience
International Review of Psychiatry - Journal ArticleThis paper examines the concept of resilience in the context of children affected by armed conflict. Resilience has been frequently viewed as a unique quality of certain 'invulnerable' children. In contrast, this paper argues that a number of protective p...
Review: How should child mental health services respond to the refugee crisis?
Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Journal ArticleChild mental health services and related agencies are faced with an increasing challenge in responding to the influx of refugee children around the world. There is strong evidence on the prevalence and complexity of these children's mental health problems...
Resilience and protective factors among refugee children post-migration to high-income countries: a systematic review
European journal of public health - Journal ArticleBACKGROUND: Increasing numbers of children have been forced to flee and seek asylum in high-income countries. Current research indicates that focussing on resilience and protective factors is an important long-term goal for positive mental health and psyc...
Resilience and protective factors among refugee children post-migration to high-income countries: A systematic review
European Journal of Public Health - Journal ArticleIncreasing numbers of children have been forced to flee and seek asylum in high-income countries. Current research indicates that focussing on resilience and protective factors is an important long-term goal for positive mental health and psychological fu...
Refugee children: Mental health and effective interventions
Current Psychiatry Reports - Journal ArticleThe mental health consequences of war and other forms of organized violence for children represent a serious global public health issue. Much of the research on the mental health of war-affected civilians has focused on refugees who have sought asylum in ...
Psychological morbidity among forcibly displaced children-a literature review
Irish Journal of Medical Science - Journal ArticleIn 2018, nearly 75 million people were displaced from their place of origin of which 20.4 million are considered as refugees. Children constitute over half of this population. A review of the currently available literature regarding the psychological impa...
Prevention of psychological distress and promotion of resilience amongst unaccompanied refugee minors in resettlement countries
Child: Care, Health and Development - Journal ArticleAs increasing numbers of unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) are arriving in Europe, there is a need to investigate which factors promote psychological resilience and improve their mental health. This review aims to identify preventive post settlement inf...
Migrations, trauma and mental health: A literature update on psychological assessment
L'Encephale - Journal ArticleINTRODUCTION: Migrants and refugees often face potentially traumatic events and post-migratory stressors. Upon arrival in the host country, they can be referred to mental health services to assess the impact of their previous experiences. These cross-cult...
Mental health, risk and resilience among refugee families in Europe
Current opinion in psychology - Journal ArticleRefugee children and families are at high risk of developing mental health conditions. The objective of this systematic review was to examine the current empirical literature on refugee mental health in Europe with a focus on children and families. A syst...
Loss, trauma, and human resilience: have we underestimated the human capacity to thrive after extremely aversive events?
American Psychologist - Journal ArticleMany people are exposed to loss or potentially traumatic events at some point in their lives, and yet they continue to have positive emotional experiences and show only minor and transient disruptions in their ability to function. Unfortunately, because m...
"It's very hard, but I'll manage." Educational aspirations and educational resilience among recently resettled young refugees in Norwegian upper secondary schools
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being - Journal ArticlePurpose: This article explores the question: what shapes young refugees’ often high educational aspirations? A sense of mastery and future hope are among the numerous factors that can positively predict school achievements. High aspirations may thus contr...
Health and Socio-Cultural Experiences of Refugee Women: An Integrative Review
Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health - Journal ArticleApproximately half of the global refugee population are women, yet they remain largely understudied from the perspective of gender. The aim of this review was to investigate the impact of refugee women's resettlement and socio-cultural experiences on thei...
Health and Socio-Cultural Experiences of Refugee Women: An Integrative Review
Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health - Journal ArticleApproximately half of the global refugee population are women, yet they remain largely understudied from the perspective of gender. The aim of this review was to investigate the impact of refugee women's resettlement and socio-cultural experiences on thei...
Child Mental Health in the Context of War: An Overview of Risk Factors and Interventions for Refugee and War-Affected Youth
Book SectionAn unprecedented number of children and adolescents are migrating to escape war and persecution, often unaccompanied by family (UNHCR: Global trends forced displacement in 2015. The UN Refugee Agency, Geneva, 2016 ). These children face security and heal...
Asylsøkere og flyktninger : psykisk helse og livsmestring
BookRådet for psykisk helse har samlet og systematisert kunnskap om psykisk helse hos flyktninger og asylsøkere. Bakgrunnen for denne boka er den store flyktningstrømmen som kom til Europa og Norge i 2015. Forfatterne har valgt å vektlegge den kunnskap og de ...
Annual Research Review: Resilience and mental health in children and adolescents living in areas of armed conflict- A systematic review of findings in low- and middle-income countries
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry - Journal ArticleResearchers focused on mental health of conflict-affected children are increasingly interested in the concept of resilience. Knowledge on resilience may assist in developing interventions aimed at improving positive outcomes or reducing negative outcomes,...
A systematic review of studies on resilience and risk and protective factors for health among refugee children in Nordic countries
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Journal ArticleThe Nordic welfare model is often used as an example for the promotion of health and wellbeing, even in vulnerable groups of children, such as refugees. Nonetheless, there are no published reviews on resilience and/or risk and protective factors for physi...