Louise O’Connell

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1. Trauma Screening in Female Refugees: Finding a more appropriate alternative Main Content
   
   louiseoconnell@southerndhb.govt.nz
   
   Introduction
   
   Experiences of physical and emotional trauma follow refugees to their new environment making re-settlement difficult (Kulwicki & Ballout, 2015).  This is a great challenge as not only are these refugees in a heightened state of anxiety from their history but they now must contend with a foreign culture, language barriers, social isolation and living in an unfamiliar home without their usual comforts and family support (Bokore, 2…