Psychopathology in forced displacement: a comparison between three generations

Objective: Being a change in one’s physical environment, migration has many economic, social, political and psychological consequenceson an individuals life. Forced displacement which is a phenomenon that lacks the attention other forms of migration have received, even more dimensions to this picture. The aims of this study were to investigate forced displaced peoples psychopathology to compare between three generations. Methods: In this study one family forced displaced from Kreata to Cunda (mother-father, three sons and their childhood, n=15) and two generations (n=43 ve n=81) (figure-1) were investigated and compared about their psychopatho-logy. For the diagnostic interviews used SCID-I. Results: The psychopathology was obtained in first generation 13% (2/15), in second generation 51% (22/43) and in third generations 9% (7/81). Male gender and bilinguality were a risk factor for psychopathology. Conclusion: Number of persons with psycopathology were more in second generation than their parents and childhoods (p=0.005 ve p [Anadolu Psikiyatri Derg 2011; 12(1.000): 1-6]