scholarly journals Mental health problems of Syrian refugee children: the role of parental factors

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyda Eruyar ◽  
John Maltby ◽  
Panos Vostanis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Parental Factors ◽  
Syrian Refugee

scholarly journals Cohort Profile: Biological Pathways of Risk and Resilience in Syrian Refugee Children (BIOPATH)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona McEwen ◽  
Cassandra Popham ◽  
Patricia Moghames ◽  
Demelza Smeeth ◽  
Bernadette de Villiers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Child Gender ◽  
Syrian Refugee ◽  
Hair Samples

The BIOPATH cohort was established to explore the interplay of psychosocial and biological factors in the development of resilience and mental health problems in Syrian refugee children. Based in Lebanon, a middle-income country significantly impacted by the refugee crisis, it is the first such cohort of refugees in the Middle East. Families were recruited from informal tented settlements in the Beqaa region using purposive cluster sampling. At baseline (October 2017–January 2018), N=3,190 individuals participated (n=1,595 child-caregiver dyads; child gender, 52.7% female; mean [SD] age=11.44 [2.44] years, range=6-19]). Re-participation rate at one year follow up was 63%. Individual interviews were conducted with children and primary caregivers and biological samples collected from children. Measures include: (i) children’s well-being and mental health problems (using tools validated against clinical interviews in a subsample of the cohort); (ii) psychosocial risk and protective factors at the level of the individual (e.g., coping strategies), family (e.g., parent-child relationship), community (e.g., collective efficacy), and wider context (e.g., services); (iv) saliva samples for genetic and epigenetic (methylation) analyses; (v) hair samples to measure cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone [DHEA] and testosterone. This cohort profile provides details about sampling and recruitment, data collection and measures, demographic data, attrition and potential bias, key findings on resilience and mental health problems in children, and strengths and limitations of the cohort. Researchers interested in accessing data should contact Professor Michael Pluess at Queen Mary University of London, UK (e-mail: [email protected]).

Mental Health Problems of Syrian Refugee Children: Post-Traumatic Stress, Depression and Anxiety

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. e27-e32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emriye Hilal Yayan ◽  
Mehmet Emin Düken ◽  
Aynur Aytekin Özdemir ◽  
Ayda Çelebioğlu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Syrian Refugee ◽  
Post Traumatic

scholarly journals An Examination of the Transdiagnostic Role of Delay Discounting in Psychological Inflexibility and Mental Health Problems

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. Levin ◽  
Jack Haeger ◽  
Clarissa W. Ong ◽  
Michael P. Twohig
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Delay Discounting ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Psychological Inflexibility

Early detection of risk-taking, self-harming, and suicidal behaviour

2021 ◽  
pp. 429-436
Author(s):  
Corinna Reichl ◽  
Michael Kaess
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Risk Markers

This text outlines the role of risk-taking and self-harming behaviours in the development and detection of suicidal behaviour and mental health problems among adolescents. Risk-taking and self-harming behaviours are observable symptoms for underlying problems of emotion regulation, impulse control or interpersonal relationships and are sensitive risk markers for early detection of developmental trajectories of suicidal behaviour and mental health problems. Due to their easy accessibility and their sensitive prediction of mental health problems, risk-taking and self-harming behaviours have been included into programmes screening for adolescents at risk of suicidal behaviour in the general population. The principles and findings of those screening programmes are discussed. Professional screenings are time consuming for participants and create costs for the healthcare system, thus, longitudinal studies are needed to test whether screening programmes are effective in reducing suicidal behaviour among adolescents.

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