Journal Article

FZJ-2015-04325

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Migration background and juvenile mental health: a descriptive retrospective analysis of diagnostic rates of psychiatric disorders in young people

Gaber, T. J. (Corresponding Author) ; Bouyrakhen, S. ; Herpertz-Dahlmann, B. ; Hagenah, U. ; Holtmann, M. ; Freitag, C. M. ; Wöckel, L. ; Poustka, F. ; Zepf, F. D.FZJ*

2013
Co-Action Publishing Järfälla

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Please use a persistent id in citations: http://hdl.handle.net/2128/8922  doi:10.3402/gha.v6i0.20187

Abstract: Introduction: This article presents diagnostic rates for specific mental disorders in a German pediatric inpatient population over a period of 20 years with respect to migration background and socioeconomic status (SES).Methods: Diagnostic data were obtained over a period of 20 years from 8,904 patients who visited a child and adolescent psychiatry mental health service in Germany. Data from 5,985 diagnosed patients (ICD-9 and ICD-10 criteria) were included with respect to gender, migration background, and SES.Results: Migration- and gender-specific effects were found for both periods of assessment. The group of boys with a migration background showed significantly higher rates of reactions to severe stress, adjustment disorders, and posttraumatic stress disorder compared to their male, non-migrant counterparts. Conversely, boys without a migration background showed a significantly higher percentage rate of hyperkinetic disorders than male migrants. Similar results were found for female migrants in the latter assessment period (ICD-10). In addition, female migrants showed lower rates of emotional disorders whose onset occurs in childhood compared to their non-migrant counterparts.Conclusions: Data from this investigation provide preliminary evidence that the prevalence of various psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents is influenced by migration background and SES.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Kognitive Neurowissenschaften (INM-3)

Research Program(s):

1. 333 - Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases (POF2-333) (POF2-333)

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