Refugee children from the Middle East.

摘要: Objective To map the frequency (prevalence) of torture victims among parents in asylum seeking Middle Eastern refugee families, to occurrence experiences war and other forms organised violence children these emotional symptoms behavioural problems children, identify risk indicators modifying factors for anxiety children. Design Interview with using a structured interview questionnaire developed this study. Validated through blinded semi-structured conducted approximately 1/3 families. AUSPICES: The study has been carried out by Rehabilitation Research Centre Torture Victims (RCT) cooperation Danish Red Cross. Material Structured interviews regarding 311 aged 3-15 from 149 all registered as seekers East between February 1, 1992 April 30, 1993. response was 90.4%. PRINCIPAL VARIABLES: Background (past-past)--social demographic data; trauma complex (past)--war-related life circumstances (conditions) organized such loss, separation, direct exposure witnessing acts (specific events changes conditions); present context (past-present)--family upon arrival Denmark; effect (present)--the child's current psychological state. Results 28% (44% fathers 13% mothers) had tortured, that 51% were part family including survivor torture. most frequent specific types violence-related or 'lived camp outside home country' (92%), under conditions war' (89%) 'been on run parents' (89%). Twenty percent lost one parent, another 60% separated parent more than month. highest prevalence found within dimension, 67% assessed being clinically anxious. important country', 'part surviving family', 'lack opportunities play children', 'beaten/kicked an official', 'loss father'. Current parental behaviour also indicator anxiety, if mother father hit punished child case prior Denmark. anxiety-modifying factor Denmark company both parents. Conclusions Asylum have many violence. frequently reacted instability. Prevalent correlated previous living situation. Living prolonged influenced higher degree be (incidence).