Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ542778
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0145-2134
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Refugee Children in Sweden: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Iranian Preschool Children Exposed to Organized Violence.
Almqvist, Kjerstin; Brandell-Forsberg, Margareta
Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, v21 n4 p351-66 Apr 1997
Evaluation of the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in 50 preschool children from 47 Iranian families living as refugees in Sweden found a rise of PTSD from 2% to 21% in the 42 children with traumatic exposure through war and political persecution. Stability of prevalence was high in follow-up 2 and 2.5 years later. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Foreign Countries, Incidence, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Preschool Children, Refugees, War
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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