UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2022 Apr;24(2):420-429. doi: 10.1007/s10903-021-01180-0. Epub 2021 Apr 26.
Refugee populations are at high risk of experiencing trauma and developing negative mental health outcomes. The resilience of Syrian refugee children is not well established as far as modifying the association between trauma and mental illness. A total of 339 Syrian refugee children aged 10 to 17 were surveyed to assess resilience, depression and history of trauma. All children reported exposure to at least one traumatic event, 48.6% reported exposure to highly salient traumatic events such as being held hostage, kidnapping or imprisonment. High rates of suicidal ideation and depression symptomatology were found. Resilience was strongly inversely related to depression. Relational support was found to be the most protective resilience factor and was the most highly correlated with less depressive symptomatology. Empowering children and families to build resilience through social support may be a viable prevention and management approach to other unaffordable or unavailable treatments for mental illnesses.
难民群体面临着遭受创伤和出现负面心理健康结果的高风险。至于减轻创伤与精神疾病之间的关联，叙利亚难民儿童的适应力还没有得到充分证实。对 339 名年龄在 10 至 17 岁的叙利亚难民儿童进行了调查，以评估他们的适应力、抑郁和创伤史。所有儿童都报告至少经历过一次创伤性事件，48.6%的儿童报告经历过高度显著的创伤性事件，如被劫持、绑架或监禁。研究发现，有很高的自杀意念和抑郁症状发生率。适应力与抑郁呈强烈的负相关。关系支持被认为是最具保护力的适应力因素，与较少的抑郁症状相关性最高。通过社会支持增强儿童和家庭的适应力，可能是一种可行的预防和管理精神疾病的方法，因为其他治疗方法负担不起或无法获得。
