[Child and adolescent psychiatry approaches to integration and prevention of psychiatric disorders in immigrant children].
30% of children and adolescents in Germany are immigrated or descendents of immigrants. An overwiew of approaches to prevent psychiatric disorders is given. Eventually higher rates of mental distress may be explained by SES relativisms, aversive living conditions, negative school, vocational and life expectancies. Some psychoprotective functions specific to immigrants were identified in a higher use of breastfeeding, heightened family cohesion, and also the preservation of bilingualism paired with a good proficiency of German. Parent trainings like early enrichment to further integration in the host society have proved successful as well as easily accessible and bilingual counselling. All of these also apply to the prevention of delinquency. In the end, successful integration is prevention as well.
Schepker
Renate
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Südwürttembergische Zentren für Psychiatrie, Ravensburg. renate.schepker@zfp-zentrum.de
D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004493:Education; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D019303:Multilingualism; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors