Resignation syndrome

Resignation syndrome (in Swedish Uppgivenhetssyndrom) is a dissociative syndrome that induces a catatonic state. This disorder mainly affects young people who have suffered psychological trauma[1]. Depicted as a culture-bound syndrome, it has chiefly been observed in Sweden among children of asylum seekers from former Soviet and Yugoslav countries[2]. It has also recently been observed in refugee children on Nauru, an Australian immigration detention center[3].

References

  1. ↑ « Resignation Syndrome: Catatonia? Culture-Bound? », Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2016, vol. 10, no 7, doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00007
  2. ↑ Aviv, Rachel, « The Trauma of Facing Deportation », The New Yorker, April 3, 2017 <https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/04/03/the-trauma-of-facing-deportation>.
  3. ↑ "12yo refugee on hunger strike on Nauru suffering from resignation syndrome, doctors say - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
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