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A life in waiting: Refugees' mental health and narratives of social suffering after European Union border closures in March 2016

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  • Bjertrup, Pia Juul
  • Bouhenia, Malika
  • Mayaud, Philippe
  • Perrin, Clément
  • Ben Farhat, Jihane
  • Blanchet, Karl

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In 2015, an estimated 856,723 refugees, predominantly from Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq arrived in Greece as an entry point into the European Union. The border of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia closed in March 2016, blocking a popular route for refugees through Europe, and left around 60,000 people stranded in Greece.

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  • Bjertrup, Pia Juul & Bouhenia, Malika & Mayaud, Philippe & Perrin, Clément & Ben Farhat, Jihane & Blanchet, Karl, 2018. "A life in waiting: Refugees' mental health and narratives of social suffering after European Union border closures in March 2016," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 215(C), pages 53-60.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:215:y:2018:i:c:p:53-60
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.08.040
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