Persistence of Emotional Distress in Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Adolescents Primarily From the Northern Triangle of Central America.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In the US, unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents (hereinafter referred to as children) are predominantly from Central America's Northern Triangle. While unaccompanied migrant children are at high risk for psychiatric sequelae due to complex traumatic exposures, longitudinal investigations of psychiatric distress after resettlement are lacking.

Objective

To identify factors associated with emotional distress and longitudinal changes in emotional distress among unaccompanied migrant children in the US.

Design, setting, and participants

For this retrospective cohort study, the 15-item Refugee Health Screener (RHS-15) was administered between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2019, to unaccompanied migrant children as part of their medical care to dete

SUBMITTER: Vega Potler NJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10282890 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature