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Hjern, A., Jeppsson, O. (2005). Mental Health Care for Refugee Children in Exile. In: Ingleby, D. (eds) Forced Migration and Mental Health. International and Cultural Psychology Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-22693-1_7
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