Kindheit und Entwicklung
Volume 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 199-208

Migrant children [Themenschwerpunkt: Migrantenkinder] (Article)

Kouider E.B. , Petermann F.
  • a Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Klinikum Bremen-Ost, C/o Tagesklinik Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie im Klinikum Bremen Nord, Hammersbecker Straße 228, Bremen, 28755, Germany
  • b Zentrum für Klinische Psychologie und Rehabilitation, Universität Bremen, Grazer Straße 6, Bremen, 28359, Germany

Abstract

In this paper the term migration is defined and the living conditions of families with migrant background are examined. Demographic aspects und explanations for migration are presented. Using the example of identity development the special developmental tasks of migrant children are described and Muslim religion as a possible stress factor is discussed. Several examples of experiences of discrimination are presented. When the specific characteristics of migrant children and their resulting needs are considered in the context of mental disorders of children and adolescents, it becomes evident that there is need for further clinical research. © Hogrefe Verlag, Göttingen 2015.

Author Keywords

Mental disorders Migration Developmental task Identity development Discrimination experience

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84942031465&doi=10.1026%2f0942-5403%2fa000176&partnerID=40&md5=db2aa5e1d3c360cae6ed9fe44704b9f7
DOI: 10.1026/0942-5403/a000176
ISSN: 09425403
Cited by: 4
Original Language: German