Mental health problems of children and adolescents, with and without migration background, living in Vienna, Austria
Abstract Background Compared to their indigenous peers, migrant children and adolescents are at increased risk for mental health problems. The aim of our study was to compare psychological disorders of children and adolescents with Turkish migration background and their native Austrian peers. Method...
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| author | Maria Teresa Gutmann Metin Aysel Zeliha Özlü-Erkilic Christian Popow Türkan Akkaya-Kalayci |
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| description | Abstract Background Compared to their indigenous peers, migrant children and adolescents are at increased risk for mental health problems. The aim of our study was to compare psychological disorders of children and adolescents with Turkish migration background and their native Austrian peers. Methods We analysed 302 children and adolescents aged between 7 and 18 years. The sample consisted of 100 Austrian and 100 Turkish outpatients with mental health problems, and 102 healthy controls, 52 with Austrian and 50 with Turkish background, recruited from various Viennese local child and youth centres. Results Native patients had more frequently externalizing problems (42.1%) compared to the Turkish-speaking sample (28%). However, in the control group, Turkish-speaking children and adolescents had higher levels of internalizing, depressive and anxiety symptoms compared to their native peers. Conclusions We found noticeable differences in psychological problems among children and adolescents with and without migration background. We assume that migration-related stress factors are responsible for these differences. Also, children and adolescents with migration background seek for psychological help less frequently than their indigenous peers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ccb142eb7dc4aafa11dd560d0e9823c2022-12-22T01:53:07ZengBMCChild and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health1753-20002019-09-011311910.1186/s13034-019-0295-yMental health problems of children and adolescents, with and without migration background, living in Vienna, AustriaMaria Teresa Gutmann0Metin Aysel1Zeliha Özlü-Erkilic2Christian Popow3Türkan Akkaya-Kalayci4Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, General Hospital Baden-MödlingDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of ZürichOutpatient Clinic of Transcultural Psychiatry and Migration-Induced Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of ViennaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of ViennaOutpatient Clinic of Transcultural Psychiatry and Migration-Induced Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of ViennaAbstract Background Compared to their indigenous peers, migrant children and adolescents are at increased risk for mental health problems. The aim of our study was to compare psychological disorders of children and adolescents with Turkish migration background and their native Austrian peers. Methods We analysed 302 children and adolescents aged between 7 and 18 years. The sample consisted of 100 Austrian and 100 Turkish outpatients with mental health problems, and 102 healthy controls, 52 with Austrian and 50 with Turkish background, recruited from various Viennese local child and youth centres. Results Native patients had more frequently externalizing problems (42.1%) compared to the Turkish-speaking sample (28%). However, in the control group, Turkish-speaking children and adolescents had higher levels of internalizing, depressive and anxiety symptoms compared to their native peers. Conclusions We found noticeable differences in psychological problems among children and adolescents with and without migration background. We assume that migration-related stress factors are responsible for these differences. Also, children and adolescents with migration background seek for psychological help less frequently than their indigenous peers.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13034-019-0295-yMental healthPsychological disordersTurkish-speaking migrantsChildrenAdolescentsMigration background |
| spellingShingle | Maria Teresa Gutmann Metin Aysel Zeliha Özlü-Erkilic Christian Popow Türkan Akkaya-Kalayci Mental health problems of children and adolescents, with and without migration background, living in Vienna, Austria Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health Mental health Psychological disorders Turkish-speaking migrants Children Adolescents Migration background |
| title | Mental health problems of children and adolescents, with and without migration background, living in Vienna, Austria |
| title_full | Mental health problems of children and adolescents, with and without migration background, living in Vienna, Austria |
| title_fullStr | Mental health problems of children and adolescents, with and without migration background, living in Vienna, Austria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental health problems of children and adolescents, with and without migration background, living in Vienna, Austria |
| title_short | Mental health problems of children and adolescents, with and without migration background, living in Vienna, Austria |
| title_sort | mental health problems of children and adolescents with and without migration background living in vienna austria |
| topic | Mental health Psychological disorders Turkish-speaking migrants Children Adolescents Migration background |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13034-019-0295-y |
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