Veysi Ceri1, Zeliha Özlü-Erkilic2, Ürün Özer3, Tayyib Kadak4, Dietmar Winkler5, Burak Dogangün4, Türkan Akkaya-Kalayci2. 1. a Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital , Istanbul , Turkey. 2. 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. 3. c Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery , Mazhar Osman Training and Research Hospital for Psychiatry , Istanbul , Turkey. 4. d Department of Child and Adolescent , Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Psychiatry , Istanbul , Turkey. 5. e Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy , 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.
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.
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