Organised Violence and the Stress of Exile

1995213 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Per Vaglum · Royal College of Psychiatrists

Abstract

The effects of war and persecution were long-lasting, and compounded by adversity factors in exile. A uniform course of improvement in mental health after resettlement cannot be expected in all contexts. The affected refugees need systematic rehabilitation.

Topics & Keywords

Migration, Health and Trauma Cultural, Psychoanalytic, and Sociopolitical Reflections Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: The British Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 166, Issue 3, pp. 360-367

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.166.3.360

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