Mental health status of North Korean refugees in South Korea and risk and protective factors: a 10-year review of the literature

Background: North Korean refugees (NKRs) are often exposed to traumatic events in North Korea and during their defection. Furthermore, they face sociocultural barriers in adapting to the new society to which they have defected. Objective: To integrate previous findings on this mentally vulnerable po...

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Main Authors: Yeeun Lee, Minji Lee, Subin Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-11-01
Series:European Journal of Psychotraumatology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2017.1369833