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Almost all asylum-seeking children and parents who had been forced to separate at the US-Mexico border were subsequently diagnosed with PTSD, depressive and/or anxiety disorders, even after reunification

11.24.21 | PLOS

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Almost all asylum-seeking children and parents who had been forced to separate at the US-Mexico border were subsequently diagnosed with PTSD, depressive and/or anxiety disorders, even after reunification

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0259576

Article Title: The psychological effects of forced family separation on asylum-seeking children and parents at the US-Mexico border: A qualitative analysis of medico-legal documents

Author Countries: U.S.A.

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0259576

The psychological effects of forced family separation on asylum-seeking children and parents at the US-Mexico border: A qualitative analysis of medico-legal documents

24-Nov-2021

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Affective Disorders Anxiety Disorders Child Welfare Children Depression Family Mental Health Psychiatric Disorders Psychological Assessment Psychological Science Social Problems Social Research Society

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0259576
Article Publication Date
2021-11-24
Article Title
The psychological effects of forced family separation on asylum-seeking children and parents at the US-Mexico border: A qualitative analysis of medico-legal documents
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2021, November 24). Almost all asylum-seeking children and parents who had been forced to separate at the US-Mexico border were subsequently diagnosed with PTSD, depressive and/or anxiety disorders, even after reunification. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/80EE0OE8/almost-all-asylum-seeking-children-and-parents-who-had-been-forced-to-separate-at-the-us-mexico-border-were-subsequently-diagnosed-with-ptsd-depressive-andor-anxiety-disorders-even-after-reunification.html
MLA:
"Almost all asylum-seeking children and parents who had been forced to separate at the US-Mexico border were subsequently diagnosed with PTSD, depressive and/or anxiety disorders, even after reunification." Brightsurf News, Nov. 24 2021, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/80EE0OE8/almost-all-asylum-seeking-children-and-parents-who-had-been-forced-to-separate-at-the-us-mexico-border-were-subsequently-diagnosed-with-ptsd-depressive-andor-anxiety-disorders-even-after-reunification.html.