Effects of war and organized violence on children: a study of Bosnian refugees in Sweden.
Data from 99 school-aged Bosnian refugee children living in Sweden were analyzed to reveal the patterns of war stress experienced and the relation between these stressors and current psychological problems. A significant pattern of associations emerged. When children had experienced much stress, talking about their experiences seemed to exacerbate their negative effects.
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Department of Child Psychiatry, St. Sigfrid Hospital, Växjö, Sweden.
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Ingleby
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010553:Personality Development; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D013548:Sweden; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D014857:Warfare