1. Pre-migration Trauma, Repatriation Experiences, and PTSD Among North Korean Refugees.
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Kim E, Yun M, Jun JY, and Park WS
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- Adult, Democratic People's Republic of Korea ethnology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Republic of Korea epidemiology, Socioeconomic Factors, Torture psychology, Young Adult, Psychological Trauma ethnology, Refugees psychology, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic ethnology
- Abstract
Many studies on refugees suggested that refugees' traumatic events associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, it is unknown whether refugees' PTSD was caused by their negative experience before or after the entry of their destination country. Thus, a separation of refugees' pre-migration from their post-migration experience is particularly important in understanding the causal impact of trauma. Using a sample from North Korean refugees, this study investigates the prevalence of PTSD symptoms, the impact of tortured trauma, repatriation experiences, on PTSD among North Korean refugees (nā=ā698). We found that North Korean refugees in our sample (a) demonstrated a high rate of current probable PTSD; (b) were demonstrated a higher frequency of repatriation experiences with a greater risk for PTSD symptoms. The findings suggest that particular types of trauma for populations with particular socio-demographic characteristics may be at a greater risk of PTSD.
- Published
- 2019
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