Recognizing and Treating Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Refugee Children

Franco, Fabiana

doi:10.1080/15289168.2022.2094674

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“…Repeatedly experiencing a loss of safety: the migration was undertaken to seek safety. Often, the reality of the new environment is, once again, vulnerability to violence [18,19] .…”

Section: The Potentially Traumatizing Experiences Of Forced Child Mig...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Complex PTSD and Forced Migration of Children and Adolescents from Latin America

Franco¹

2022

j. of psychol. res.

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In order to provide culturally competent care to children and adolescents that have been subject to forced migration, clinicians must first understand the unique trauma these individuals experienced. Victims of forced migration frequently experience trauma pre-displacement, typically resulting from the same factors that led to the forced migration. They then often experience trauma during the migration itself and post-migration as they settle in a new environment, sometimes without their families if they are unaccompanied minors. An increased risk of developing complex PTSD (C-PTSD) correlates with the number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) such as those experienced by children and adolescents that experience forced migration. Understanding the nuances of these traumas and their specific manifestations for the individual child or adolescent is critical for effective behavioral health support. Trauma signature (TSIG) analysis offers clinicians a method to understand the relationship between traumatic events and the physical and psychological consequences to best support these victims.

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“…Repeatedly experiencing a loss of safety: the migration was undertaken to seek safety. Often, the reality of the new environment is, once again, vulnerability to violence [18,19] .…”

Section: The Potentially Traumatizing Experiences Of Forced Child Mig...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Complex PTSD and Forced Migration of Children and Adolescents from Latin America

Franco¹

2022

j. of psychol. res.

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Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma

Franco

2023

J Health Serv Psychol

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Systematic Review of Trauma-Informed Approaches and Trauma-Informed Care for Forced Migrant Families: Concepts and Contexts

Burgund Isakov,

Markovic

2024

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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In the past decade, there has been a significant increase in the forced migrant and refugee population in Europe. As the journey to arrive at the country of destination is mostly irregular, research has shown that forced migrants survive a number of traumatic experiences trying to reach safety and ensure the well-being of themselves and their families. Since research shows that exposure to traumatic experiences refugee and migrant families endure on their journey is severe, a systematic literature review was conducted to understand the concept of trauma-informed approaches for migrant and refugee families. A total of seven research databases have been a part of this study, and the search resulted in 45 papers that were analyzed and their results presented. The following inclusion criteria were considered: (a) migrant/refugee families living with their children and (b) migrant/refugee families approaching care (health, social, educational, legal). Inclusion criteria refer to phenomenological studies, consider trauma/resilience of migrant/refugee families, include studies that are published in English language only; published literature only; 2013 onwards, and only full-text studies. The results of this analysis imply that papers are more focused on the experiences of trauma than on the approaches to treat it. However, this analysis did result in identifying approaches, interventions, and tools in working with trauma refugee and migrant families. Trauma-informed approaches for forced migrant families require a culturally adapted response provided across all sectors of family support to refugees and migrants.

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Recognizing and Treating Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Refugee Children

Cited by 4 publications

References 37 publications

Complex PTSD and Forced Migration of Children and Adolescents from Latin America

Complex PTSD and Forced Migration of Children and Adolescents from Latin America

Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma

Systematic Review of Trauma-Informed Approaches and Trauma-Informed Care for Forced Migrant Families: Concepts and Contexts

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