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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdowns on Refugee Mental Health: A Narrative Review
International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling ( IF 1.0 ) Pub Date : 2022-06-18 , DOI: 10.1007/s10447-022-09476-y
Bellah N Kiteki 1 , Sara Lou 1 , Tao Liu 1
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With over 80 million persons around the world forcibly displaced from their homes, 26.3 of whom are refugees, recent estimates indicate that the number of forced migrants has reached an all-time high (UNHCR, 2020). Already at a disadvantage, the closures of schools and key community resources aimed at combating the spread of the virus during the early stages of the pandemic contributed to further distress on the well-being of refugees. Recognizing that forced migrants are a vulnerable and underserved population and that the COVID-19 virus and the lockdowns put in place to reduce its spread severely worsened their multidimensional stressors, the authors used a qualitative narrative review with attention to the thematic analysis model to explore the impact of lockdowns on refugees’ mental health by reviewing publications from April 2020 through May 2021. The review findings are categorized under three themes: (a) negative impact on mental health, (b) suggested intervention approaches/strategies, and (c) recommendations. Implications for counseling and research are discussed.



中文翻译:

COVID-19 大流行封锁对难民心理健康的影响:叙述性评论

全球有超过 8000 万人被迫背井离乡,其中 26.3 人是难民,最近的估计表明,被迫移民的人数已达到历史最高水平(联合国难民署,2020 年)。已经处于不利地位的学校和主要社区资源在大流行的早期阶段关闭,旨在对抗病毒的传播,这进一步加剧了难民的福祉。认识到被迫移民是弱势群体和服务不足的群体,COVID-19 病毒和为减少其传播而实施的封锁严重加剧了他们的多维压力源,作者使用定性叙述审查并关注主题分析模型,通过审查 2020 年 4 月至 2021 年 5 月的出版物来探索封锁对难民心理健康的影响。审查结果分为三个主题:(a) 对难民的负面影响心理健康,(b) 建议的干预方法/策略,和 (c) 建议。讨论了咨询和研究的意义。

更新日期:2022-06-20
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