The Contribution of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression to Insomnia in North Korean Refugee Youth

This study was supported by National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (MEST)(No. 2016R1A2B4011561).Conflict of Interest StatementThe authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.AcknowledgmentsWe are very grateful to all participants for sharing their experiences and mental health status. We also thank all of our partners who helped us conduct our research and helped us reach the participants.References 1. Augsburger M, Dohrmann K, Schauer M, Elbert T. Relations between traumatic stress, dimensions of impulsivity, and reactive and appetitive aggression in individuals with refugee status. Psychol Trauma: Theory Res Pract Policy (2016) 10:137–44. doi: 10.1037/tra0000227CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar 2. Ibrahim H, Hassan CQ. Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms resulting from torture and other traumatic events among Syrian Kurdish refugees in Kurstan region, Iraq. Front Psychol (2017) 8:241. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00241PubMed Abstract | CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar 3. Kim YJ. Posttraumatic stress disorder as a mediator between trauma exposure and comorbid mental health conditions in North Korean refugee youth resettled in South Korea. J Interpers Violence (2016) 31(3): 425–43. doi: 10.1177/​0886260514555864PubMed Abstract | CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar 4. Knipscheer JW, Sleij...
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