Depression in Latino and Immigrant Refugee Youth: Clinical Opportunities and Considerations

Milangel T Concepcion Zayas; Lisa R Fortuna; Lisa M Cullins

doi:10.1016/j.chc.2019.02.013

Depression in Latino and Immigrant Refugee Youth: Clinical Opportunities and Considerations

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2019 Jul;28(3):483-495. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2019.02.013. Epub 2019 Apr 4.

Authors

Milangel T Concepcion Zayas¹, Lisa R Fortuna², Lisa M Cullins³

Affiliations

¹ Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, West Central Behavioral Health.
² Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Doctors Office Building, 720 Harrison Avenue, Room 907, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
³ George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA. Electronic address: lisacullins@yahoo.com.

PMID: 31076122
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2019.02.013

Abstract

This article reviews the risk and protective factors and symptom presentation of depression in Latino and immigrant refugee children and adolescents. The significance of culture, linguistics, and community in the emergence of depression in Latino and immigrant refugee children and adolescents and their families is explored. The article provides practical implications for diagnosis and treatment of depression in this special population of youth.

Keywords: Children and adolescents; Culture; Depression; Immigrant; Latino; Refugee.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Culture*
Depression / psychology
Depression / therapy*
Emigrants and Immigrants / psychology*
Hispanic or Latino / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Protective Factors*
Refugees / psychology*
Vulnerable Populations