Bibliographic information:

Lustig, Stuart L., Maryam Kia-Keating, Wanda Grant Knight, Paul Geltman, Heidi Ellis, J. David Kinzie, Terence Keane, and Glenn N. Saxe. 2004. "Review of Child and Adolescent Refugee Mental Health." Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 43 (1):24-36. 

Abstract:

This review examines research into the reactions of young refugees to stressful situations that occur throughout the life cycle of the refugee experience: preflight, flight, and resettlement.  Relevant journal articles published between 1990 and 2003 were retrieved from three databases.  The authors found that while children and adolescents do experience stress as a result of their exposure to conflict, these reactions are often mitigated by coping strategies, resilience, and certain cultural factors.  The authors call for more research in these areas.  Over 150 references are listed. 

Access:

• online text (via ResearchGate) = http://www.researchgate.net/publication/8946374_Review_of_Child_and_Adolescent_Refugee_Mental_Health   
• Worldcat record = http://worldcat.org/oclc/14404226;
• journal web site = http://www.jaacap.com;
• white paper = http://www.nctsn.org/nctsn_assets/pdfs/reports/refugeereview.pdf (prepared earlier by authors as part of Refugee Trauma Task Force)

Category:

Mental health

Youth

Resource type:

Journal article