The term “resignation syndrome” arose just over a decade ago in Sweden. It described what doctors were seeing among refugees from the Middle East and Central Asia. Children became listless withdrawing from communication and refusing to eat and drink. The decline was closely linked to failed migration claims.
Intriguingly, several of the children also reported anger that their parents had not made stronger attempts to learn Swedish and integrate locally.
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