Trauma and Mental Health in Resettled Refugees: Mediating Effect of Host Language Acquisition on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms

Research library / Peer-reviewed study

Written by

Kartal D, Alkemade N, Kiropoulos L

Year

2018

Place

National

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In plain English

A study of Bosnian refugees long resettled in Australia and Austria found that learning the host country’s language partly explained the link between past trauma and mental health symptoms. It supports language learning as part of recovery.

Topics

• Interpreters and language
• Refugees and asylum seekers
• Trauma

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