TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Suicidal feelings run high among mothers in refugee camps: a cross-sectional survey
JO  - Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
A1  - Rahman, A.
A1  - Hafeez, A.
SP  - 392
EP  - 393
VL  - 108
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To study levels of mental distress in a sample of Afghan mothers caring for children in two refugee camps in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan. METHOD: Cross-sectional survey of 297 consecutive mothers with young children, attending primary care centres, using a psychiatric screening instrument, the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20). RESULTS: One hundred and six (36%) of women in the sample screened positive for a common mental disorder. Ninety-six (91%) of those screening positive had had suicidal thoughts in the previous month, and nine (8%) rated suicidal feeling as their topmost concern. CONCLUSION: There is a high prevalence and severity of mental distress in Afghan mothers caring for young children in refugee camps. This may have serious long-term effects on the psychological and physical development of their children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-690X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -