The culturally and contextually sensitive assessment of mental health using a structured diagnostic interview (MINI Kid) for Syrian refugee children and adolescents in Lebanon: Challenges and solutions
Elevated rates of mental health difficulties are frequently reported in conflict-affected and displaced populations. Even with advances in improving the validity and reliability of measures, our knowledge of the performance of assessment tools is often limited by a lack of contextualization to specific populations and socio-political settings.
Read MoreRisk and Resilience among Syrian Refugee Children: Findings from the BIOPATH Study
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Read MorePrevalence and predictors of mental health problems in refugee children living in informal settlements in Lebanon
Millions of people are currently displaced. About half of them are children who are at increased risk of mental health problems. While some risk factors such as war exposure are well established, less is known regarding the effects of the local refugee environment.
Read MoreWar exposure, post-traumatic stress symptoms and hair cortisol concentrations in Syrian refugee children
Altered secretion of cortisol, the primary effector of the hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal axis, has been proposed as a means by which traumatic experiences compromise later mental health.
Read MoreThe dynamic nature of refugee children’s resilience: a cohort study of Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Children’s responses to war and displacement are varied; many struggle, while others appear resilient. However, research into these outcomes disproportionately focuses on crosssectional data in high-income countries.
Read MoreCohort profile: biological pathways of risk and resilience in Syrian refugee children (BIOPATH)
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.
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