ArticleAfrican health sciences2023
Experiences of mental health problems vulnerability, psychological symptoms and coping mechanisms of displaced adolescents in North-east Nigeria.
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- Spirituality, Religion, and Sports Injury: A Systematic Review.Journal of religion and health · 2025Pooled it
- Mental health interventions for refugees in Africa: a scoping review of implementation and motivations.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Associations of psychological distress, alcohol and substance use, and HIV risk behaviour in forcibly displaced persons and migrants in Nigeria.Conflict and health · 2025Article
- Psychological Distress and Coping Mechanisms Among Flood-Affected Children in Maiduguri, Nigeria.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Mental health issues of children and young people displaced by conflict: A scoping review.PLOS mental health · 2024Article
- Editor's choice: COVID-19 and other infections in Africa.African health sciences · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: At a global level the issue of forcible internal displacement appears to be somewhat growing. Most internally displaced persons in Nigeria are children and adolescents, but most of the existing literature and public debate focus on the experiences and outcomes of displaced adults. Objective: We set out to explore the adverse conditions that increase vulnerability to mental health problems, and the psychological symptoms and coping mechanisms reported by internally displaced adolescents. Methods: Using a qualitative approach, 15 adolescents recruited across three different displacement settlements were interviewed individually using a semi-structured interview format on their displacement experiences, and their adaptations to these experiences. Results: The thematic analysis showed that, in addition to experience of mental health problems, vulnerabilities and profound psychological symptoms for some, displacement constituted a complex life-changing process for all. High-risk coping strategies such as 'seeking support by begging' and 'transactional sex for exchange of need were predominantly adopted by female participants. Some participants demonstrated resilience by engaging in religious behavioural coping, which they considered necessary to mitigate their past traumatic memories. Conclusion: Internally displaced adolescents' experience of psychological symptoms and choice of coping mechanisms relate to their contextually perceived needs. Psychosocial support for these adolescents is recommended.
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