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An online intervention designed to reduce self‐stigma and increase help‐seeking in Arabic‐speaking refugees with posttraumatic stress symptoms: A randomized controlled trial

open access: yesJournal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite elevated rates of psychopathology, refugees underutilize mental health services. Mental health self‐stigma is a prominent barrier to accessing psychological support; however, there is limited research on intervention approaches to reduce self‐stigma among refugees.
Natalie Mastrogiovanni, Angela Nickerson
wiley   +1 more source

Taking efficacious treatments for posttraumatic stress beyond the bedside: Exploration of successes and challenges in training community and lay providers across the globe

open access: yesJournal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract Although there is considerable data to support the efficacy of several treatments for trauma‐related disorders, the traumatic stress field continues to struggle with adequate implementation and uptake of such treatments in real‐world settings, which greatly contributes to persistent health disparities in these disorders.
Anu Asnaani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Papua New Guinea’s refugee track record and its obligations under the 2013 Regional Resettlement Arrangement with Australia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper examines Papua New Guinea\u27s track record in assessing and resettling asylum seekers, its current obligations under the 2013 Regional Resettlement Arrangement, and the sustainability of this arrangement.
Diana Glazebrook
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Understanding and improving the mental health of refugees and asylum‐seekers: Reflections from the closing panel of the 2024 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Meeting

open access: yesJournal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract Forcible displacement due to war and persecution has reached unprecedented heights across the globe. The mental health impact of trauma and displacement on refugee communities is profound. Although there are several evidence‐based therapies that are efficacious in reducing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in refugees ...
Angela Nickerson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Low infant mortality among Palestine refugees despite the odds

open access: yesBulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE: To present data from a 2008 infant mortality survey conducted in Jordan, Lebanon, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and analyse infant mortality trends among Palestine refugees in 1995-2005.
Flavia Riccardo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety fears and relocation stressors related to flawed buildings: Ireland's defective concrete crisis

open access: yesJournal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract The use of defective concrete in the construction of buildings in Ireland has led to widespread property deterioration, displacement, financial loss, and psychological distress for thousands of families. No research to date has examined mental health outcomes or associated risk factors among affected individuals.
Oisin Keenan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Learning English for a life of choice in New Zealand : a case study of Afghan women refugees' bilingual class experiences in Palmerston North : a research project presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of International Development Development Studies, Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This thesis looks at the experiences of a group of women refugees learning English as part of their resettlement in New Zealand. The women’s husbands were working as interpreters for the New Zealand Police in Bamiyan, Afghanistan.
Hermawan, Erika Soraya
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Impaired recognition of facial expressions of emotions in refugees: The role of war‐related trauma

open access: yesJournal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract Exposure to traumatic events is associated with biases in the perception of emotional facial expressions. By bridging research on trauma exposure and emotion recognition, the present study investigated the impact of war‐related trauma on the recognition of facial expressions of emotions in a sample of war trauma–exposed refugees (N = 108) from
Edita Fino   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Afghan Refugees in Buffalo [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Afghanistan is a diverse country with many different ethnicities, often differentiated by language or religious beliefs. Many of the groups can also be found in the nations that border Afghanistan: Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan ...

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