The mental health of civilians displaced by armed conflict: an ecological model of refugee distress

K. E. Miller; Anne Rasmussen

doi:10.1017/s2045796016000172

journal article Apr 04, 2016

The mental health of civilians displaced by armed conflict: an ecological model of refugee distress

K. E. Miller

Anne Rasmussen

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences Vol. 26 No. 2 pp. 129-138 · Cambridge University Press (CUP)

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Abstract

Early research on the mental health of civilians displaced by armed conflict focused primarily on the direct effects of exposure to war-related violence and loss. Largely overlooked in thiswar exposure modelwere the powerful effects of ongoing stressors related to the experience of displacement itself. Anecological modelof refugee distress is proposed, drawing on research demonstrating that mental health among refugees and asylum seekers stems not only from prior war exposure, but also from a host of ongoing stressors in their social ecology, or displacement-related stressors. Implications of this model for addressing the mental health and psychosocial needs of refugees and other displaced populations are considered.

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Published: Apr 04, 2016
Vol/Issue: 26(2)
Pages: 129-138
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K. E. Miller, Anne Rasmussen (2016). The mental health of civilians displaced by armed conflict: an ecological model of refugee distress. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 26(2), 129-138. https://doi.org/10.1017/s2045796016000172

The mental health of civilians displaced by armed conflict: an ecological model of refugee distress

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