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ArticleEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2025

Trajectories of mental health problems in unaccompanied young refugees in Germany and the impact of post-migration factors - a longitudinal study.

Fabienne Hornfeck, Maike Garbade, Selina Kappler, Rita Rosner, Elisa Pfeiffer, Cedric Sachser, Heinz Kindler

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Article in European child & adolescent psychiatry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors.

Fabienne HornfeckGerman Youth Institute, Munich, Germany. hornfeck@dji.de.
Maike GarbadeDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany. maike.garbade@uniklinik-ulm.de.
Selina KapplerGerman Youth Institute, Munich, Germany.
Rita RosnerDepartment of Psychology, Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Eichstätt, Germany.
Elisa PfeifferDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.
Cedric SachserDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.
Heinz KindlerGerman Youth Institute, Munich, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unaccompanied young refugees (UYRs) are at an elevated risk of continuing psychological distress, including posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), depression, and anxiety. The post-arrival situation in a host country plays an important role in increasing or reducing mental health risks for UYRs. This study aimed to examine the trajectory of psychological distress and post-migration factors experienced by UYRs in Germany with five assessments every six months over a two-year period.Standardised self-report questionnaires were used to assess PTSS (CATS-2), depression (PHQ-9), and anxiety (GAD-7) symptoms. Material and social stressors (DSSYR), sociocultural adjustment (BSAS), frequency of contact with family members, and distress regarding asylum status were included as post-migration factors. N = 131 UYRs (M

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AnxietyDepressionRefugeesStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticStress, PsychologicalAdolescentFemaleGermanyHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleYoung AdultAnxietyDepressionMental healthPost-migration factorsPTSSUnaccompanied young refugees

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PMCPMC11909058

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