Association between psychosocial functioning, health status and healthcare access of asylum seekers and refugee children: a population-based cross-sectional study in a German federal state.
Diogo CostaLouise BiddleKayvan BozorgmehrPublished in: Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health (2021)
Poor psychosocial functioning among ASR children is associated with somatic problems, unmet medical needs, and lower healthcare utilisation. Somatic clinical encounters with ASR should include children' mental health symptomatology assessment, especially in those with worst physical health conditions.