International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
Volume 21, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 142-147

Mental health problems of second generation children and adolescents with migration background (Article)

Ceri V. , Özlü-Erkilic Z. , Özer Ü. , Kadak T. , Winkler D. , Dogangün B. , Akkaya-Kalayci T.*
  • a Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  • b Outpatient Clinic of Transcultural Psychiatry and Migration Induced Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
  • c Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Mazhar Osman Training and Research Hospital for Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
  • d Department of Child and Adolescent, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
  • e Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
  • f Department of Child and Adolescent, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey
  • g Outpatient Clinic of Transcultural Psychiatry and Migration Induced Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Abstract

Objective: Despite the growing number of young second-generation immigrant (SGI) children and adolescents, studies about their mental health are rare. The objective of this study was to investigate the mental health problems of SGI children and adolescents in Istanbul, Turkey. Methods: In a clinical sample the mental health of 54 SGIs and 50 native children and adolescents were examined using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Aged Children-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL) and Children’s Global Assessment Scale. The assessments were carried out by a blinded rater. Results: SGI children had higher rates of psychiatric disorders such as depression (p = 0.001), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (p = 0.011) and anxiety disorders (p = 0.013), more comorbid disorders and lower functionality scores compared to their native counterparts (p = 0.001). Conclusions: SGI children seem to have higher rates of psychiatric disorders most probably due to migration-induced burdens. The professionals treating SGI children should have more awareness for these problems to be able to approach them in a culture and language sensitive way. © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Author Keywords

Immigrant Second-generation Children Health Psychiatric disorders K-SADS Adolescents Mental

Index Keywords

depression educational status anxiety disorder newborn disease phobia human attention deficit disorder comorbidity sex difference feces incontinence controlled study Turkey (republic) priority journal Anxiety Disorders social phobia panic bipolar disorder mental disease Enuresis school child social status migrant psychology Adolescent Humans male Emigrants and Immigrants female functional assessment clinical article prevalence Article migration separation anxiety posttraumatic stress disorder Children Global Assessment Scale Turkey oppositional defiant disorder generalized anxiety disorder Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic tic Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Aged Children Present and Lifetime Version mental disease assessment Child
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85013822978&doi=10.1080%2f13651501.2017.1291820&partnerID=40&md5=e285d1d9d5da91953f70c445c38fde57
DOI: 10.1080/13651501.2017.1291820
ISSN: 13651501
Cited by: 8
Original Language: English