title: Feelings of betrayal by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and emotionally distressed Sudanese refugees in Cairo.
abstract: Thousands of Sudanese refugees have fled to Cairo, Egypt in the wake of Sudanese civil conflicts. Sudanese refugees were evaluated with respect to symptoms of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and social stress. Four respondents (22%) indicated that their interactions with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Cairo, Egypt were the worst experiences since war-related atrocities. Fourteen participants (63.6%) felt 'extremely' betrayed by the UNHCR on a four point scale. Greater feelings of betrayal by the UNHCR were associated with greater avoidance and arousal symptoms of PTSD, symptoms of depression and trait anger. This is the first study of which we are aware that examines the relationship between sense of betrayal by the UNHCR and symptoms of PTSD, depression and anger among asylum seekers.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA. susan.meffert@ucsf.edu
authors: Susan M
authors: SM
authors: Meffert
authors: Karen
authors: K
authors: Musalo
authors: Akram Osman
authors: AO
authors: Abdo
authors: Omayma Ahmed Abd
authors: OA
authors: Alla
authors: Yasir Omer Mustafa
authors: YO
authors: Elmakki
authors: Afrah Abdelrahim
authors: AA
authors: Omer
authors: Sahar
authors: S
authors: Yousif
authors: Thomas J
authors: TJ
authors: Metzler
authors: Charles R
authors: CR
authors: Marmar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D026683:Advisory Committees; D000786:Anger; D001143:Arousal; D008192:Deception; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003906:Developing Countries; D004534:Egypt; D005260:Female; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011594:Psychometrics; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D013397:Sudan / Q000208:ethnology; D014480:United Nations; D055815:Young Adult