Journal article
A population study of prolonged grief in refugees
RA Bryant, B Edwards, M Creamer, M O’Donnell, D Forbes, KL Felmingham, D Silove, Z Steel, AC McFarlane, M van Hooff, A Nickerson, D Hadzi-Pavlovic
Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | Published : 2020
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Abstract
Aims. Despite the frequency that refugees suffer bereavement, there is a dearth of research into the prevalence and predictors of problematic grief reactions in refugees. To address this gap, this study reports a nationally representative population-based study of refugees to determine the prevalence of probable prolonged grief disorder (PGD) and its associated problems. Methods. This study recruited participants from the Building a New Life in Australia (BNLA) prospective cohort study of refugees admitted to Australia between October 2013 and February 2014. The current data were collected in 2015–2016, and comprised 1767 adults, as well as 411 children of the adult respondents. Adult refuge..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
National Health and Medical Research Council Grant (1073041). The funder had no role in study design, data collection or analysis, or report preparation.