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Psychiatry
Interpersonal and Biological Processes
Volume 64, 2001 - Issue 1
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Trauma and Extended Separation from Family among Latin American and African Refugees in Montreal

Cécile, Rousseau McGill University
, MD, (Associate professor of psychiatry) ,
Abdelwahed, Mekki-Berrada
, PhD, (Community researchers at the Table de concertation pour les immigrants et les refugiés.) &
Sylvie, Moreau
, MA (Community researchers at the Table de concertation pour les immigrants et les refugiés.)
Pages 40-59 | Published online: 16 Dec 2014
 
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Abstract

Although the vast majority of refugees have suffered trauma and extended separation from their families in exile, little is known about the interactions between these two types of experience. The qualitative and quantitative analyses of data gathered from 113 refugees from Latin America and Africa suggest that the joint occurrence of trauma and separation has a significant impact on emotional distress and confirm that the family plays a key role as an anchor of emotion and identity.

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