PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF CHILD REFUGEES

Abstract

Çocuk mülteciler, yetişkinlere kıyasla iltica sebebiyle çok daha ağır etkilenirler. Kendi ülkelerinde, kaçış esnasında ve daha sonar da iltica ettikleri ülkelede yaşadıkları köklerinden kopma ve tarvmalar göçten 12 yıl sonraya kadar ağır duygusal sorunlara, depresyon, üzgüntü, korku ve travma sonrası stress semptomlarına (agresyon, şiddete meyil, intihar, kabuslar, uyku bozuklukları ve odaklanamama sorunları) sebep olabilmektedir.

Keywords

• trauma,unaccompanied,refugee,children,trafficking,PTSD,depression,anxiety

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