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Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2022 Background Community- and strengths-based psychosocial interventions are central to mental health and psychosocial support guidelines, but rigorous evidence regarding the effectiveness of these interventions is limited.
M. Claire Greene +20 more
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BMC Psychiatry, 2022 Background Limited research exists on pain and especially the co-occurrence of pain and mental ill health in general refugee populations. The present study aimed to approximate the prevalence of chronic pain (CP) among adult refugees from Syria resettled
Alexander Nissen +4 more
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Conflict and Health, 2021 Background Navigating health systems in host countries can be a challenge for refugees, particularly in a multi-provider system such as Lebanon. Syrian refugees in Lebanon face a high burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) including diabetes mellitus.
Flora Haderer +5 more
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Balancing forces in migration [PDF]
Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2018 The integrated molecular interactions of proteins can create active biological networks whose material properties and actions can impact a variety of physiological processes. Chief among these is the ability to generate and respond to physical forces.
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Visual impairment and employment in Norway
BMC Public Health, 2022 Background Past studies have suggested lower employment of people with visual impairment. Reasons for this are less known. This study aimed to examine the employment rates among people with visual impairment, and its association with sociodemographic ...
Audun Brunes, Trond Heir
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'There’s no media for refugees': Information and communication in camps on the Thai-Burma border
Pacific Journalism Review, 2017 This article uses the example of camps on the Thai-Burma border to highlight the exclusion of refugees from the common world and subsequent omission of their voices from news coverage. Moreover, the article argues that this exclusion weakens the supposed
Victoria Jack
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BJPsych Open, 2021 Background The causes of delayed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are debated, and the validity of late-onset PTSD has been questioned. Aims We aimed to examine predictors of delayed PTSD in a community sample of survivors of a natural disaster ...
Trond Heir +3 more
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Migrant workers in the ILO's 'Global Alliance Against Forced Labour' report: a critical appraisal [PDF]
, 2008 Temporary migration for agricultural work has long historical provenance globally, and has increased in the most recent period of globalisation. In this paper, using examples based on my own research on both cross-border (to the UK) and internal (within ...
Rogaly, Ben
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Strengths-based community action as a source of resilience for children affected by armed conflict
Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 2016 Psychosocial and mental health supports for war-affected children frequently are limited by a deficits focus. Current research and practice indicate the value of a strengths-based approach that supports children's resilience and supports a positive ...
M. G. Wessells
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Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 2020 The ongoing civil war in Syria created the world’s largest refugee crisis since World War II. As exile continues for many Syrians, this study aimed to explore what refugees perceive as their major needs and plans for the future in comparison to what ...
Mitra Naseh +4 more
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