Determinants of Delinquency in Female West Indian Migrants

Burke, Aggrey W.

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“…Given that this type of symptom is uncommon in this population, these authors suggest that more in-depth study of the long-term manifestations of such losses in childhood is needed. These findings are consistent with the observations of Burke ( 1982), who, in a study of a West Indian immigrant population, reported that delinquent behavior among adolescents was associated with separations from parental figures in early childhood or adolescence.…”

Section: Factory Associated With Emigrationsupporting

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The Mental Health of Refugee Children

Rousseau¹

1995

Transcultural Psychiatric Research Review

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Refugee children are generally considered to be at high risk for mental health problems because of the extreme stressors they experience in the pre- and post-migration periods. This paper summarizes current knowledge on the manifestations of emotional disorder among refugee children and on the associated risk and protective factors. Special attention is given to the interaction of culture with the specific family, social and cultural context of refugee children. Intervention and preven tion services, as well as the implementation of community programs, are discussed.

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Section: Factory Associated With Emigrationsupporting

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The Mental Health of Refugee Children

Rousseau¹

1995

Transcultural Psychiatric Research Review

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“…Les enfants de six à onze ans sont particulièrement vulnérables au stress de l'adaptation, mais les effets ne se font sentir que plusieurs années après la migration (Inbar, 1977). Plusieurs relations ont aussi été établies entre la migration à l'adolescence et certains troubles du comportement tels que l'abus d'alcool (Morgan, 1984), l'abus de drogue (Amaral Dias, 1981), la délinquance (Burke, 1982) et la dépression (Skhiri, 1982) chez les jeunes.…”

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Les jeunes des communautés culturelles

Alvarado¹

2007

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“…There are several studies where the mental health of migrant children and adolescents has been analyzed by other methods than hospital admission rates and with variable outcomes (Aronowitz, 1984;Moilanen et al, 1998). According to some studies, migrant children's mental status is worse than that among natives (Burke, 1982;Siefen et al, 1996); few others state that there is no difference between migrant and native populations (Hatzichristou andHopf, 1995, Munroe-Blum et al, 1989), and they have even found that migrants' mental status is better than that of the controls (Steinhausen et d, 1985).…”

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Hospital Admissions among Returning Migrant Children and Adolescents

Vuorenkoski

Penninkilampi

Ebeling

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International Migration Review

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The purpose of the present study was to explore the morbidity, especially psychiatric and psychosomatic morbidity, of Finnish remigrant children and adolescents who have lived part of their lives in Sweden. The study subjects consisted of 287 remigrants and 305 controls. Hospital admissions in these two groups were analyzed over an eleven year after the study subjects' remigration to Finland. We found psyc iatric morbidity, frequent hospitalizations and infectious diseases to be more common among the remigrants. These findings were consistent with the previous studies on Finnish remigrants from Sweden. rd The hospital admission rates of migrants vary greatly, depending on the physical and social environment in the source country, the migrants' status in the destination country, and the magnitude of the cultural differences between the source and destination countries (Krupinski, 1984;Cochrane and Bal, 1989). However, admission rates are not necessarily related to actual morbidity. Even though migrants may use fewer health services than nonmigrants, their need for services may actually be higher (Krupinski, 1984). The most important problem arising from cultural differences in view of the health care system is the language problem, which impairs the communication between patients and health care staff. Secondly, lack of familiarity with migrants' cultural backgrounds impairs the ability of physicians to provide adequate treatment for certain diseases (Black, 1987). Thirdly, diseases (especially psychiatric disorders) are very much bound to culture, and different cultures have somewhat different disorders and norms of behavior (Weisz et al, 1997).The studies on migrant children's and adolescents' psychiatric hospital admissions are few in number, Munroe-Blum et al. (1 989) found that immigrant children in Canada were less likely to use psychiatric services than nonmigrant children, though they had an equivalent level of need. Studies con- 'We wish 10 thank the Alma and K.A.

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Determinants of Delinquency in Female West Indian Migrants

Cited by 9 publications

References 12 publications

The Mental Health of Refugee Children

The Mental Health of Refugee Children

Les jeunes des communautés culturelles

Hospital Admissions among Returning Migrant Children and Adolescents

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