1. Feelings of betrayal by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and emotionally distressed Sudanese refugees in Cairo.
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Meffert SM, Musalo K, Abdo AO, Alla OA, Elmakki YO, Omer AA, Yousif S, Metzler TJ, and Marmar CR
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- Adult, Anger, Arousal, Depressive Disorder ethnology, Depressive Disorder psychology, Depressive Disorder therapy, Egypt, Female, Human Rights, Humans, Male, Personality Inventory statistics & numerical data, Pilot Projects, Psychometrics, Psychotherapy, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic therapy, Sudan ethnology, Young Adult, Advisory Committees, Deception, Developing Countries, Refugees psychology, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic ethnology, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic psychology, United Nations
- Abstract
Thousands of Sudanese refugees have fled to Cairo, Egypt in the wake of Sudanese civil conflicts. Sudanese refugees were evaluated with respect to symptoms of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and social stress. Four respondents (22%) indicated that their interactions with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Cairo, Egypt were the worst experiences since war-related atrocities. Fourteen participants (63.6%) felt 'extremely' betrayed by the UNHCR on a four point scale. Greater feelings of betrayal by the UNHCR were associated with greater avoidance and arousal symptoms of PTSD, symptoms of depression and trait anger. This is the first study of which we are aware that examines the relationship between sense of betrayal by the UNHCR and symptoms of PTSD, depression and anger among asylum seekers.
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- 2010
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