American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Volume 59, Issue 4, 1989, Pages 510-519

IMMIGRANT CHILDREN: Psychiatric Disorder, School Performance, and Service Utilization (Article)

Munroe‐Blum H.* , Offord D.R. , Kates N.
  • a Child Epidemiology Unit, Chedoke-Mcmaster Hospitals, Box 2000, Station A, Hamilton., Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada
  • b [Affiliation not available]
  • c [Affiliation not available]

Abstract

Data from the Ontario Child Health Study were used to examine the strength of association between child immigrant status and child psychiatric disorder, poor school performance, and use of mental health / social services. Bivariate results indicate that immigrant children are not at increased risk for psychiatric disorder or poor school performance and that they use mental health and social services significantly less often than do their nonimmigrant peers. Implications of the findings are explored. 1989 American Orthopsychiatric Association

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Index Keywords

education psychological aspect Child Reactive Disorders mental health human achievement Cross-Sectional Studies Adolescent Acculturation Child, Preschool Referral and Consultation clinical article school Incidence Ontario Support, Non-U.S. Gov't migration ethnic or racial aspects normal human Emigration and Immigration Child
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.1989.tb02740.x
ISSN: 00029432
Cited by: 76
Original Language: English