Retrospective Analysis of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Migrant Children and Adolescents

• Published in: Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi
• Main Authors: UYGUN, Sabide Duygu, TEMELTÜRK, Rahime Duygu, EFE, Ayşegül, CANLI, Merve, ÇETİNKAYA, Miray, ÇAKMAK, Fatma Hülya
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Turkish
• Published: Aydın Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi 2023
• Subjects: Immigrant;Psychopathology;Child;Adolescent; Göçmen;Psikopatoloji;Çocuk;Ergen; Health Care Administration; Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi; sami
• Online Access: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/amusbfd/issue/80200/1261530; https://doi.org/10.46237/amusbfd.1261530

Objective: Aim of the study was to obtain descriptive data by retrospectively examining the demographic and clinical characteristics of immigrant children and adolescents who applied to a child and adolescent psychiatry outpatient clinic.Method: Data on age, sex, nationality, primary psychiatric disorders, mental and physical comorbidities and treatment interventions of 255 immigrants who applied to the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic of Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Gynecology and Child Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital between 01.02.2019–01.02.2020 were retrospectively examined and analyzed. The cases between the ages of 1–11 were considered as “child age group” and those between the ages of 12–17 were considered as the “adolescent age group”.Results: The median age was 9 years and 63.1% (n=161) were male. Child age group comprised 73.7% (n=188) of the cases. The rate of males in the child age group of immigrants was found to be significantly higher (67%; χ2(1)=4.638, p=0.031). Of the cases, 45.4% (n=116) were from Iraq, 36.5% (n=93) were from Syria, and 12.9% (n=33) were from Afghanistan. 91.8% (n=234) of the cases were primarily diagnosed as psychiatric according to DSM-5. Psychotropic drug use was found in 27.5% (n=70) of the cases.Conclusion: It is clear that there is a need for preventive interventions to be planned considering that the prevalence of psychiatric disorders is high in immigrant applicants, the majority of whom are in the child age group, those of the male sex and those from regions such as Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, bir çocuk ve ergen psikiyatri polikliniğine başvuran göçmen çocuk ve ergenlerin demografik ve klinik özelliklerinin retrospektif olarak incelenmesi ile tanımlayıcı veriler elde edilmesi idi.Yöntem: Ankara Dr. Sami Ulus Kadın Doğum Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Çocuk ve Ergen Psikiyatri polikliniğine 01.02.2019–01.02.2020 tarihleri arasında başvuran 255 göçmenin yaş, cinsiyet, uyruk, birincil ...