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Gaber, Tilman Jakob [Author]; Bouyrakhen, Samira [Author]; Herpertz-Dahlmann, Beate [Author]; Hagenah, Ulrich [Author]; Holtmann, Martin [Author]; Freitag, Christine Margarete [Author]; Wöckel, Lars [Author]; Poustka, Fritz [Author]; Zepf, Florian Daniel [Author]

Migration background and juvenile mental health: a descriptive retrospective analysis of diagnostic rates of psychiatric disorders in young people

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  • Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Migration background and juvenile mental health: a descriptive retrospective analysis of diagnostic rates of psychiatric disorders in young people
  • Contributor: Gaber, Tilman Jakob [Author]; Bouyrakhen, Samira [Author]; Herpertz-Dahlmann, Beate [Author]; Hagenah, Ulrich [Author]; Holtmann, Martin [Author]; Freitag, Christine Margarete [Author]; Wöckel, Lars [Author]; Poustka, Fritz [Author]; Zepf, Florian Daniel [Author]
  • imprint: Co-Action Publishing, 2013
  • Published in: Global health action 6( ), 20187 (2013). doi:10.3402/gha.v6i0.20187
  • Language: English
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v6i0.20187
  • ISSN: 1654-9880; 1654-9716
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  • Description: 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.
  • Access State: Open Access