Exploring Trauma Causes and Effects in Refugee Communities

Introduction

In this paper, I will be discussing of five article's sources I have found relevant to my group research. My group and I are researching to learn what is the cause and effect of trauma within the refugee community. Also, my group and I want to educate the community about the refugee’s trauma. The refugee goes through many crises, which cause the refugee individual to suffer mental illness, such as trauma. In case, the five article's sources I inquire details refugees, mental health may have cause and effect their trauma. Lastly, I then will conclude the quality of research sources I found that will benefit my group research project.

Article 1: Beyond Stigma: Barriers to Discussing Mental Health in Refugee Populations

This article

In this article discuss a research study evaluating a Bosnian refugee upon arrive in Connecticut. The study conducted in two phases by telephone or letter. Bosnian refugee exposed to multiple traumatic events including violence and torture. The study, even though both Bosnian refugee men and women experience the same amount of trauma, women had higher PTSD symptoms than men in all three evaluation findings. At an early settlement in Connecticut, Bosnian refugee is found to experience trauma by experiences of resettlement, adjusting to the new environment and culture, and quality of life.

I found this article’s research study related to my group’s research project because the studies of Bosnian refugee display heavy mental health impacted by traumatic experiences. Evaluation findings were able to show that Bosnian women suffered posttraumatic stress disorder. Also, not only Bosnian refugee experiences PTSD but trauma on resettlement and quality of life. It can be seen Bosnian refugee and possible other refugee suffer mental health due to their traumatic experiences. Therefore, I found this article to obtain important data that can benefit our

This article discusses a qualitative research study with Karen Refugee during their initial public health screening. The method of the study is to the same experience of war trauma, and torture by individual Karen refugee came from different refugee camps. Understanding the full extent of the traumatic experience of Karen refugees is important to addressing associated health and mental health condition. Researcher indicates that refugee exposed to torture and war trauma may face additional physical and mental health related barriers to successful resettlement need to addressed.

The trauma of Karen refugee can relate to my group research because this article shared solid traumatic tortures Karen refugee have experience in Burma. By the torture of human rights abuse by the Burmese government, Karen struggles to hold citizenship and continue to be the target. Karen refugee resettlement in Minnesota is considered one of the highest population in the United States of America. I believe that with the closure to the Karen community my group and I will be able to obtain more information in regards to war trauma and mental health of the Karen