ArticleFrontiers in psychology2023
Mental health problems in unaccompanied young refugees and the impact of post-flight factors on PTSS, depression and anxiety-A secondary analysis of the Better Care study.
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- Trauma treatment outcomes for PTSD in refugee and asylum-seeking minors with uncertain residence status: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
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- Mental health problems, traumatic experiences and subjective treatment goals of treatment-seeking refugee minors.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Treating Young Refugees with a Grief-Focused Group Therapy-A Feasibility Trial.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Professional quality of life of child welfare workers and psychotherapists working with traumatized young unaccompanied refugees in Germany: a cross-sectional study.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- Narrative analysis of interviews conducted with African unaccompanied refugee minors.Journal of global health · 2025Article
- Quality of life in unaccompanied young refugees: the role of traumatic events, post-migration stressors and mental distress.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Challenges and facilitators in treating unaccompanied young refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder in a dissemination trial: a qualitative study with psychotherapists.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- Trajectories of mental health problems in unaccompanied young refugees in Germany and the impact of post-migration factors - a longitudinal study.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- Investigating factors influencing utilization of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy among unaccompanied young refugees: an exploratory analysis.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Unaccompanied young refugees (UYRs) show elevated levels of mental distress such as post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), depression, and anxiety. The individual post-arrival situation in the host country plays an important role in increasing or reducing mental health risks for these vulnerable children and youth. The study aims at examining the impact of pre- and post-migration factors on the mental health of UYRs. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of Results: Our results demonstrated clinical levels of PTSS in 42.0% of the participants, depression in 29.0%, and anxiety in 21.4%. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that a higher number of traumatic events and social daily stressors predicted higher levels in all three domains of mental health problems. PTSS and anxiety were also predicted by the distress related to the residence status, depressive symptoms were additionally predicted by sociocultural adaptation, less family contact and length of stay. The satisfaction with social support was not a significant predictor in the regression models. Conclusion: Unaccompanied young refugees in CYWS facilities are a highly vulnerable population. As traumatic events, daily stressors and level of contact to family directly impacted UYRs mental health, interventions should be trauma-focused, but also contain modules on how to cope with daily stressors. On the policy and practical level, stakeholders in host countries are called for establishing measures to reduce post-migration stressors and enhance support for UYRs on all levels.
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