Fig. 2.

Composition of the known family separation period for three refugee fathers. The total known family separation period is the sum of two intervals: the asylum decision waiting time (red line) and the family reunification waiting time (green line). The blue line marks the time after family reunification. Follow-up starts when the father receives a residence permit (time t₀). Father no. 1 spent shorter time waiting for an asylum decision than Father no. 2 and 3, he was diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder after being reunified with his family. Father no. 2 was diagnosed before his family arrived, whereas Father no. 3 was followed until the study end without being diagnosed. The grey line illustrates the follow-up period of Father no. 3