Julia Spaaij, Matthis Schick, Richard A Bryant, Ulrich Schnyder, Hansjörg Znoj, Angela Nickerson, Naser Morina
BACKGROUND: Refugees and asylum seekers are frequently exposed to violence, human rights violations and unstable living conditions before, during, and after their displacement. Elevated prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders in forcibly displaced persons are well documented. However, less is known about other problems related to common refugee experiences, such as embitterment, moral injury, and diminished self-efficacy, and how they are related to trauma exposure and post-migration living difficulties...
June 10, 2021: BMC Psychology