Immigration-related mental health disorders in refugees 5–18 years old living in Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorSapmaz Ş.Y.
dc.contributor.authorTanrıverdi B.U.
dc.contributor.authorÖztürk M.
dc.contributor.authorGözaçanlar Ö.
dc.contributor.authorÜlker G.Y.
dc.contributor.authorÖzkan Y.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:10:25Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:10:25Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractPurpose: This study assessed early-onset psychiatric disorders and factors related to these disorders in a group of refugee children after immigration due to war. Materials and methods: This study was conducted between January 2016 and June 2016. Clinical interviews were conducted with 89 children and their families, and were performed by native speakers of Arabic and Persian who had been primarily educated in these languages and were living in Turkey. A strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ) that had Arabic and Persian validity and reliability was applied to both children and their families. Independent variables for cases with and without a psychiatric disorder were analyzed using the χ2 test for categorical variables, Student’s t-test for those that were normally distributed, and Mann–Whitney U-test for data that were not normally distributed. Data that showed significant differences between groups who had a psychiatric disorder and on common effects in emerging psychiatric disorders were analyzed through binary logistic regression analysis. Results: A total of 89 children and adolescents were interviewed within the scope of the study. The mean age of cases was 9.96±3.98 years, and 56.2% (n=50) were girls, while 43.8% (n=39) were boys. Among these children, 47 (52.8%) had come from Syria, 27 (30.3%) from Iraq, 14 (15.7%) from Afghanistan, and 1 (1.1%) from Iran. A psychiatric disorder was found in 44 (49.4%) of the children. A total of 26 children were diagnosed with anxiety disorders, 12 with depressive disorders, 8 with trauma and related disorders, 5 with elimination disor­ders, 4 with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and 3 with intellectual disabilities. It was determined that seeing a dead or injured person during war/emigration and the father’s unem­ployment increased the risk of psychopathology. The OR was 7.077 (95% CI 1.722–29.087) for having seen a dead or injured individual and 4.51 (95% GA 1.668–12.199) for father’s employment status. Conclusion: Within the context of war and emigration, these children try to cope with the negative circumstances they experience prior to migration, as well as the despair they see their parents experience. © 2017 Yalın Sapmaz et al.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.2147/NDT.S150592
dc.identifier.issn11782021
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/15234
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherDove Medical Press Ltd
dc.rightsAll Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectAfghanistan
dc.subjectanxiety disorder
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectasylum seeker
dc.subjectattention deficit disorder
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectcoping behavior
dc.subjectcross-sectional study
dc.subjectdepression
dc.subjectemigrant
dc.subjectemployment status
dc.subjectfamily
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectimmigration
dc.subjectinjury
dc.subjectintellectual impairment
dc.subjectIran
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmental disease
dc.subjectpersonal experience
dc.subjectpsychotrauma
dc.subjectrefugee
dc.subjectreliability
dc.subjectrisk factor
dc.subjectstrengths and difficulties questionnaire
dc.subjectSyrian Arab Republic
dc.subjecttranslating (language)
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.subjectunemployment
dc.subjectvalidity
dc.subjectwar
dc.titleImmigration-related mental health disorders in refugees 5–18 years old living in Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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