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Anagnostopoulos, Vlassopoulou, Rotsika, Pehlivanidou, Legaki, Rogakou, and Lazaratou. (1994) Psychopathology and Mental Health Service Utilization by Immigrants’ Children and their Families. Int. Migration, 32(1):29-47.
Abstract
To investigate the psychopathology of immigrants’ children and psychiatric service utilization by the immigrant families, data were collected from the files of all 35 immigrant children seen over a 3-year period at the Community Mental Health Centre of the Athens University Psychiatric Department. Immigrant children were matched by age, gender and intake date with 70 Greek children. Data concerned information about the child’s place of birth, current living conditions, parents’ country of origin, social and economic situation, occupations and educational status, social insurance, psychiatric history, referral source, diagnostic and therapeutic services rendered, number of sessions and outcome. Utilization of services was assessed 6 months after intake. No significant differences were found regarding family’s structure and parents’ psychopathology. However, immigrant families had significantly worse economic situations, lower status jobs, worse housing and were usually uninsured. No significant differences were observed regarding service utilization parameters, except concerning ‘cooperation with other services’. No differences were found regarding frequency or type of psychiatric diagnosis. However, 91% of the immigrant group received a psychosocial diagnosis as opposed to 49% of the Greek group. Immigrant children did not present more serious or diverse psycho-pathology than did Greek children. Immigrant families had equal levels of service utilization as Greek families. However, it was apparent that immigrant families did not apply for help as readily as their Greek counterparts.
Bilanakis, N., Madianos, M.G. and Liakos, A. (1995) Psychiatric morbidity among repatriated Greek immigrants in a rural area. European Archives of Psychiatry and clinical Neuroscience, 245:36-44.
Abstract
This paper reports on psychiatric case identification by the application of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID) in a sample of 198 Greek migrants repatriated from western europe in a northwestern province of Greece. The current (1 month) prevalence of psychiatric morbidity, based on the total number of diagnosed cases, was found to be 43.4%. Lifetime prevalence of psychiatric disorders was found to be higher (49.4%). The majority of the sample were diagnosed as suffering from anxiety disorders and dysthymia. Psychiatric disorders were found to be more prevalent among middle-aged respondents. Duration of stay in the foreign country was a factor correlated with psychiatric morbidity. Of short-term migrants 54% were found to suffer from specific nosological entities, whereas 32% of long-term migrants were diagnosed as cases. The results are discussed within the framework of the existing sociocultural context of emigration and repatriation.
Boufidis, S. (Medecins sans Frontieres) Annulation of dreams: migrants and mental illness [In Greek]
Katerelos, G. (2007) " The pshycosocial profile of the migrant: a psychosocial study ". Hellenic Migration Policy Institute. [In Greek]
Kolaitis, G., Tsiantis, J., Madianos, M. and Kotsopoulos, S. (2003) Psychosocial adaptation of immigrant Greek children from the former Soviet Union. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 12(2):67-74.
Abstract
Background: The objective of this study was to assess psychiatric disorders in, and the psychosocial adaptation and academic performance of, children of immigrant families of Greek origin from countries of the former Soviet Union. Method: At a preliminary stage, all immigrant children (276) aged 8–12 years attending 22 schools in a working-class suburb of Athens were assessed by their teachers in terms of behaviour and academic performance. They and their families had migrated to Greece within the previous three years. A matching control group of native children (251) attending the same schools and classes was also assessed. For an in-depth assessment of psychopathology and social adaptation, 65 immigrant and 41 native children were randomly selected from the two larger groups and were further assessed. Results: No statistically significant differences were observed between the immigrant and native children in terms of psychopathology and social adaptation, although a few differences were observed in subscales. However, there were significant differences between the groups in academic performance, that of the immigrant group being poorer, particularly in language-related areas (p < 0.01). In the light of these results, language enrichment classes are suggested for immigrant children who need them.
Parsanogloy, D. et al. (2007) "The pshycosocial profile of the migrant and his inclusion". Hellenic Migration Policy Institute [In Greek]
