2023
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.18977
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Persistence of Emotional Distress in Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Adolescents Primarily From the Northern Triangle of Central America

Natan J. Vega Potler,
Jessica Zhang,
Barbara Hackley
et al.

Abstract: ImportanceIn the US, unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents (hereinafter referred to as children) are predominantly from Central America’s Northern Triangle. While unaccompanied migrant children are at high risk for psychiatric sequelae due to complex traumatic exposures, longitudinal investigations of psychiatric distress after resettlement are lacking.ObjectiveTo identify factors associated with emotional distress and longitudinal changes in emotional distress among unaccompanied migrant children in … Show more

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“…They are subject to violence, persecution, sexual abuse or imprisonment (Ciaramella et al, 2022;von et al, 2019). High levels of psychological distress (Rousseau & Frounfelker, 2019;Potler et al, 2023) little is known about how UIMC experience their needs/problems during the migration process. The aim of this study is therefore to describe and understand the experiences of UIMC who arrive in Spain on small boats with regard to their psychosocial and health needs.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…They are subject to violence, persecution, sexual abuse or imprisonment (Ciaramella et al, 2022;von et al, 2019). High levels of psychological distress (Rousseau & Frounfelker, 2019;Potler et al, 2023) little is known about how UIMC experience their needs/problems during the migration process. The aim of this study is therefore to describe and understand the experiences of UIMC who arrive in Spain on small boats with regard to their psychosocial and health needs.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%