The Mental Health of Asylum-seeking and Refugee Children and Adolescents Attending a Clinic in the Netherlands

Transcultural Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 596-613

  Pinto Wiese, Elizabeth Batista ^a   Burhorst, Ingrid ^a  

^a Herlaarhof ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

adolescents; children; mental health; refugee; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REFUGEE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REFUGEES;

EID: 37249090259     PISSN: 13634615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363461507083900     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. American Psychiatric Association. (1995). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th edn, international version). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.
2. Anderson, P. (2001). ‘You don't belong here in Germany…’ On the social situation of refugee children in Germany. Journal of Refugee Studies, 14(2), 187-199.
3. Atkin, K. (1996). Social policy in a multi-racial Britain: The case of community care. In N. Lunt & D. Coyle (Eds.), Welfare and policy: Research agendas and issues (pp. 141–158). London: Taylor and Francis.
4. Atlani-Duault, L., Bouville, J.-F., Heidenreich, F., & Moro, M.R. (2003). Étude anthropologique, psychologique et transculturelle dans les centres d'accueil de la Sonacotra. In M. R. Moro & J. Barou (Eds.), Les enfants de l'exil: Étude auprès des familles en demande d'asile dans les centres d'accueil (pp. 10–149). Paris: UNICEF/SONACOTRA.
5. Centraal Orgaan Opvang Asielzoekers. (2006). Feiten en cijfers. Available [Accessed 23 March 2006]: http://www.coa.nl/NED/website/page.asp?menuid=101.
6. Chadbourne, J. (2003). The Netherlands: The triumph of efficiency over protection in Dutch asylum police. Human Rights Watch unpublished report.
7. Denber, R. (2004). Human Rights Watch. Available [Accessed 21 March 2006]: http://hrw.org/english/docs/2004/02/12/nether7360.htm.
8. Derluyn, I. (2005). Emotional and behavioural problems in unaccompanied refugee minors. Gent, Belgium: Academia.
9. Derluyn, I., Broekaert, E., Schuyten, G., & de Temmerman, E. (2004). Post-traumatic stress in former Ugandan child soldiers. The Lancet, 363, 861-863.
10. Dyregorv, A., Gjestad, R., & Raundalen, M. (2002) Children exposed to warfare: A longitudinal study. Journal of Trauma Stress, 15, 59-68.
11. Farwell, N. (2001). ‘Onward through strength’: Coping and psychological support among refugee youth returning to Eritrea from Sudan. Journal of Refugee Studies, 14(1), 43-69.
12. Fazel, M., & Stein, A. (2003). Mental health of refugee children: A comparative study. British Medical Journal, 327(7407), 134.
13. Hollands, M. (2001). Upon closer acquaintance: The impact of direct contact with refugees on Dutch hosts. Journal of Refugee Studies, 9(1), 295-310.
14. Lavik, N.J., Christie, H., Solberg, O., & Varvin, S. (1996). A refugee protest action in a host country: Possibilities and limitations of an intervention by a medical health unit. Journal of Refugee Studies, 14(3), 73-88.
15. Lie, B., Lavik, N.J., & Laake, P. (2001). Traumatic events and psychological symptoms in a non-clinical refugee population in Norway. Journal of Refugee Studies, 14(3), 276-294.
16. Loughry, M., & Flouri, E. (2001). The behaviour and emotional problems of former unaccompanied refugee children 3-4 years after their return to Vietnam. Child Abuse & Neglect Journal, 25, 249-263.
17. Lustig, S.L., Kia-Keating, M., Knight, W.G., Geltmand, P., Ellis, H., Kinzie, J.D., Keane, T., & Saxe, G. (2004). Review of child and adolescent refugee mental health. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43(1), 24-36.
18. Maloney, S. (2000). Conference and symposium reports. Trans-Atlantic workshop on ‘unaccompanied/separated children: Comparative policies and practices in North America and Europe’, Georgetown University, 18-19 June 2001. Journal of Refugee Studies, 13(1), 102-119.
19. Mestheneos, E., & Ioannidi, E. (2002). Obstacles to refugee integration in the European Union member states. Journal of Refugee Studies, 15(3), 304-320.
20. Mollica, R.F., Donelan, K., Svang, T., Lavelle, J., Elias, C., Frankel, M., & Blendon, R. (1993). The effect of trauma confinement on functional health and mental health status of Cambodians living in Thailand—Cambodia border camps. Journal of the American Medical Association, 270(5), 581-586.
21. Montgomery, E., & Foldspang, A. (2005). Seeking asylum in Denmark: Refugee children's mental health and exposure to violence. European Journal of Public Health, 15, 233-237.
22. Moro, M.R. (2002). Enfants d'ici venus d'ailleurs: Naître et grandir en France. Barcelona, Spain: Hachette.
23. Moro, M. R., de la Noë, Q., & Mouchenik, Y. (Eds.). (2004). Manuel de psychiatrie transculturelle: Travail clinique, travail social. Grenoble, France: La pensée sauvage.
24. Nieuwhof, A. (2005). The Wall and the psychological impact on children. The Electronic Intifada. Available [Accessed 20 March 2006]: http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article4267.shtml.
25. Office of the United Nations, High Commissioner for Human Rights. (1989). Convention on the Rights of the Child. Available [Accessed 23 March 2006]: http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/k2crc.htm.
26. Resnick, H.S., Kilpatrick, D.G., Dansky, B.S., Saunders, B.E., & Best, C.L. (1993). Prevalence of civilian trauma and post-traumatic stress in a representative national sample of women. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 61, 984-991.
27. Sourander, A. (1998). Behaviour problems and traumatic events of unaccompanied refugee minors. Child Abuse & Neglect Journal, 22, 719-727.
28. Vrana, S., & Lauterbach, D. (1994). Prevalence of traumatic events and post-traumatic psychological symptoms in a non-clinical sample of college students. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 7(2), 289-302.
29. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. (1994). Refugee children — Guidelines on protection and care. Geneva, Switzerland: UNHCR.