Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
Volume 28, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 483-495

Depression in Latino and Immigrant Refugee Youth: Clinical Opportunities and Considerations (Review)

Concepcion Zayas M.T. , Fortuna L.R. , Cullins L.M.*
  • a Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, West Central Behavioral Health, United States
  • b Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Doctors Office Building, 720 Harrison Avenue, Room 907, Boston, MA 02118, United States
  • c George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States

Abstract

This article reviews the risk and protective factors and symptom presentation of depression in Latino and immigrant refugee children and adolescents. The significance of culture, linguistics, and community in the emergence of depression in Latino and immigrant refugee children and adolescents and their families is explored. The article provides practical implications for diagnosis and treatment of depression in this special population of youth. © 2019 Elsevier Inc.

Author Keywords

Latino culture Immigrant Depression Children and adolescents Refugee

Index Keywords

linguistics immigrant Review juvenile refugee human Child Hispanic Adolescent
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85063721911&doi=10.1016%2fj.chc.2019.02.013&partnerID=40&md5=11ff2be04ff97a859541257eb76c8d37
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2019.02.013
ISSN: 10564993
Original Language: English