Resignation syndrome

Resignation syndrome (also called traumatic withdrawal syndrome or traumatic refusal or abandonment syndrome; Swedish: uppgivenhetssyndrom) is a hypothesized condition that induces a state of reduced consciousness, not recognized by the World Health Organization as a valid psychiatric condition. It was first described in Sweden in the 1990s. The condition affects predominately psychologically traumatized children and adolescents in the midst of a strenuous and lengthy migration process.^[1]

Young people reportedly develop depressive symptoms, become socially withdrawn, and become motionless and speechless as a reaction to stress and hopelessness. In the worst cases, children reject any food or drink and have to be fed by feeding tube;^[1] the condition can persist for years.^[2] Recovery ensues within months to years and is claimed to be dependent on the restoration of hope to the family.

^ ^a ^b Sallin, Karl; Lagercrantz, Hugo; Evers, Kathinka; Engström, Ingemar; Hjern, Anders; Petrovic, Predrag (2016), "Resignation Syndrome: Catatonia? Culture-Bound?", Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 10 (7): 7, doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00007, PMC 4731541, PMID 26858615
^ "What is resignation syndrome?". The Economist. 2018-10-24. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2019-07-16.

[:0-1] Sallin, Karl; Lagercrantz, Hugo; Evers, Kathinka; Engström, Ingemar; Hjern, Anders; Petrovic, Predrag (2016), "Resignation Syndrome: Catatonia? Culture-Bound?", Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 10 (7): 7, doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00007, PMC 4731541, PMID 26858615

[:1-2] "What is resignation syndrome?". The Economist. 2018-10-24. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2019-07-16.

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