Frequent relocations between asylum-seeker centres are associated with mental distress in asylum-seeking children: a longitudinal medical record study | Zendy

Simone Goosen | Zendy; Karien Stronks | Zendy; Anton E. Kunst | Zendy

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Frequent relocations between asylum-seeker centres are associated with mental distress in asylum-seeking children: a longitudinal medical record study

Author(s) -

Simone Goosen,

Karien Stronks,

Anton E. Kunst

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyt233

Subject(s) - distress , mental health , refugee , mental distress , psychiatry , longitudinal study , asylum seeker , medicine , medical record , psychology , clinical psychology , political science , law , pathology , radiology

There are concerns about negative effects of relocations between asylum-seeker centres on the mental health of asylum-seeking children. However, empirical evidence comes from cross-sectional studies only. In this longitudinal medical record study, we aimed to assess: (i) whether relocations during the asylum process are associated with the incidence of newly recorded mental distress in asylum-seeking children; and (ii) whether this association is stronger among vulnerable children.

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