Beiser M, Turner R J, Ganesan S
Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Soc Sci Med. 1989;28(3):183-95. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(89)90261-x.
Effects on mental health of the stress of being interned in a refugee camp were assessed in a community survey of 1348 Southeast Asians. The impact on depressive mood proved significant but short-lived. Social support derived from the ethnic community and from an intact marriage moderated the risk of developing depressive symptoms, apparently by enhancing a sense of identity and belongingness. A psychological coping mechanism--avoidance of the past--buffered the impact of camp stress on depressive symptoms. While refugees brought into the country under private sponsorship were expected to have a mental health advantage compared to those admitted under government sponsorship, this hypothesis was not confirmed. Private sponsorship, carried out by individuals or groups whose religion differed from the refugees they were supporting, acted as a source of stress.
在一项针对1348名东南亚人的社区调查中，评估了难民营拘禁压力对心理健康的影响。结果证明，这种压力对抑郁情绪有显著影响，但持续时间较短。来自族裔社区和完整婚姻的社会支持减轻了出现抑郁症状的风险，这显然是通过增强认同感和归属感来实现的。一种心理应对机制——回避过去——缓冲了难民营压力对抑郁症状的影响。虽然预计由私人赞助进入该国的难民与由政府赞助入境的难民相比，在心理健康方面具有优势，但这一假设未得到证实。由宗教与他们所支持的难民不同的个人或团体进行的私人赞助，成为了压力源。
