Clinical Considerations for Immigrant, Refugee, and Asylee Youth Populations

Vincenzo Di Nicola; Marissa Leslie; Camila Haynes; Kanya Nesbeth

doi:10.1016/j.chc.2022.06.010

Clinical Considerations for Immigrant, Refugee, and Asylee Youth Populations

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2022 Oct;31(4):679-692. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2022.06.010.

Authors

Vincenzo Di Nicola¹, Marissa Leslie², Camila Haynes³, Kanya Nesbeth³

Affiliations

¹ Canadian Association of Social Psychiatry (CASP); World Association of Social Psychiatry (WASP); Department. of Psychiatry & Addictions, University of Montreal; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, The George Washington University. Electronic address: vincenzodinicola@gmail.com.
² Georgetown University School of Medicine. Electronic address: mleslie@ahm.com.
³ Howard University Hospital.

PMID: 36182218
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2022.06.010

Abstract

This article will explore the psychological sequelae of forced family separation in immigration policy, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the youth migrant population, how youth migrants form an identity in their new country, and finally how politics affect the mental health of youth migrants.

Keywords: Adolescent; Asylum; Child; Immigrant; Refugee; Youth.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
COVID-19*
Emigrants and Immigrants*
Emigration and Immigration
Humans
Pandemics
Refugees* / psychology