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Gender differences in the mental health of unaccompanied refugee minors in Europe: a systematic review.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Gender differences in post-traumatic symptomatology among refugees: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Pooled it
- Examining cognitive behavioral therapy interventions for unaccompanied minors: a systematic review and qualitative research synthesis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review of studies on resilience and risk and protective factors for health among refugee children in Nordic countries.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Autobiographical Memory and Mental Health Research on Refugees and Asylum Seekers.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Treatment Seeking Children and Youth who have Experienced Warzone Trauma: Examining the Mental Health Care Planning Needs.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- Prevalence and associated factors for poor mental health among young migrants in Sweden: a cross-sectional study.Global health action · 2024Article
- Migrant students' self-reported executive function skills in relation to mental health, postmigration stress, and positive appraisals of self and the social context.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Article
- Persistence of Emotional Distress in Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Adolescents Primarily From the Northern Triangle of Central America.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Psychotherapeutic and Psychosocial Interventions with Unaccompanied Minors: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- School-based mental health screenings with Ukrainian adolescent refugees in Germany: Results from a pilot study.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Explaining psychosocial care among unaccompanied minor refugees: a realist review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2022Review
- Health-related quality of life in refugee minors from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan resettled in Sweden: a nation-wide, cross-sectional study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2022Article
- Survivors of Hell: Resilience Amongst Unaccompanied Minor Refugees and Implications for Treatment- a Narrative Review.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2021Article
- International migration of unaccompanied minors: trends, health risks, and legal protection.The Lancet. Child & adolescent health · 2021Review
- Gender Differences in Traumatic Experiences, PTSD, and Relevant Symptoms among the Iraqi Internally Displaced Persons.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Prevalence of common mental disorders among Syrian refugee children and adolescents in Sultanbeyli district, Istanbul: results of a population-based survey.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2020Article
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- Children at risk: A nation-wide, cross-sectional study examining post-traumatic stress symptoms in refugee minors from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan resettled in Sweden between 2014 and 2018.Conflict and health · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesOur aim was to summarise the current evidence regarding gender differences in the mental health of unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) and to identify gaps in research.
settingWe focused on quantitative studies presenting primary data from Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development(OECD)countries. Language was restricted to English or German.
participantsTo be eligible, a study had to involve (former) URM who immigrated to an OECD country.
designWe conducted a systematic review in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The databases MEDLINE, CINAHL, LIVIVO, PSYNDEX and PsycINFO were searched from 1990 to 2017. Studies were judged for eligibility by two independent reviewers each. We narratively summarised our results.
results9 primary studies, all from Europe, examined gender differences in the mental health of URM. The majority of the included studies found female URM to be more often affected by post-traumatic or depressive symptoms than their male counterparts. There is only weak evidence regarding other mental health outcomes. Two studies each conducted gender-specific analyses on anxiety and externalising behaviour, but no statistically significant differences between female and male URM were detected.
conclusionsFemale gender is associated with a higher vulnerability towards certain mental health problems among URM residing in Europe. However, the lack of representative studies using reliable diagnostic methods indicates that the findings so far should be treated with caution. Further research is needed to clarify the role of gender for mental health in URM and to examine underlying mechanisms.
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