Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Department of Mental Health, P,O, Box 4404 Nydalen, N-0403 Oslo.
Int J Ment Health Syst. 2011 Aug 17;5:18. doi: 10.1186/1752-4458-5-18.
Studies on the mental health of refugees have tended to focus upon the impact of traumatic experiences in the country of origin, and acculturation processes in exile. The effects of crises in the country of origin on refugees living in exile have been little studied. This article examines how the final stages of the civil war in Sri Lanka in 2009 influenced members of pro-LTTE Tamil NGO's in Norway.
Ethnographic fieldwork methods were employed within Tamil NGO's in the two largest cities in Norway between November 2008 and June 2011.
The findings suggest that collective resources became severely drained as a result of the crisis, severely disrupting the fabric of social life. Public support from the majority community remained scarce throughout the crisis.
The study suggests that there is a need for public support to exile groups indirectly affected by man-made crises in their country of origin.
难民的心理健康研究往往集中在原籍国的创伤经历和流亡中的文化适应过程上。对于原籍国的危机对流亡中的难民的影响，研究甚少。本文考察了 2009 年斯里兰卡内战的最后阶段如何影响了挪威的亲猛虎组织的泰米尔非政府组织的成员。
2008 年 11 月至 2011 年 6 月期间，在挪威最大的两个城市的泰米尔非政府组织中采用了人种学实地工作方法。
研究结果表明，由于这场危机，集体资源严重枯竭，严重扰乱了社会生活的结构。整个危机期间，多数社区的公众支持仍然很少。
该研究表明，有必要为间接受到原籍国人为危机影响的流亡群体提供公众支持。
