Neuropsychological and Legal Factors Affecting Unaccompanied Immigrant Children: a Review of the Literature and Case Study

Llorente, Antolin M.; Soong, Charles; Friedrich, Emily E.; Shields, Brian; Cohen, Paul; Dias, Ethan; Lawless, Sara; Steigmeyer, Helen

doi:10.1007/s40817-017-0034-3

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“…Although children and adolescents account for a big share of the refugee population, the neuropsychological problems of children and young people have not been sufficiently addressed in the scientific literature, unlike studies on psychopathology [ 19 , 20 ]. It has been suggested that traumatic experiences related to war conflicts not only increase the risk of mental health problems but may also have consequences on neurocognitive and socio-emotional development [ 7 , 8 , 21 ]. The findings suggest that war-related trauma has an impact on cognitive-affective processes that are essential to the healthy development of both children and adolescents [ 22 ].…”

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Differences in Neuropsychological Performance between Refugee and Non-Refugee Children in Palestine

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Pérez-Marfil

Cruz-Quintana

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Neuropsychological studies on refugee children are scarce, but there are even less in the case of Palestinian children. This work aims to study the neuropsychological performance of Palestinian refugee children in Palestine compared to other Palestinian children living outside refugee camps. A comprehensive Neuropsychological battery was administrated to 584 Palestinian school children (464 refugees and 120 non-refugees) aged 6, 7, and 8 years old. Results showed that non-refugee children outperformed refugee children in sustained attention, verbal comprehension, verbal memory, and visual memory. This study is the first to have performed a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment, based on a standardized and validated battery with the Palestinian refugee children. It supports professionals in their evaluation of neurodevelopment and neuropsychological alterations in refugee and non-refugee children in Palestine.

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