Psycho-trauma, psychosocial adjustment and symptomatic Post-traumatic stress disorder among internally displaced persons in Kaduna, Northwestern Nigeria

Psycho-trauma, psychosocial adjustment and symptomatic Post-traumatic stress disorder among internally displaced persons in Kaduna, Northwestern Nigeria

Background In April 2011, a post election violent conflict in Northern Nigeria led to resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in a camp in Kaduna, the worst affected state. We set out to determine prevalence and socio-demographic factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PT...

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Main Authors: Taiwo Lateef Sheikh, Abdulaziz eMohammed, Samuel eAgunbiade, Joseph eIke, William N Ebiti, Oluwatosin eAdekeye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
Depression
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
psychosocial adjustment
internally displaced persons
Psychotrauma
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00127/full

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