ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2021
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire as a Mental Health Screening Tool for Newly Arrived Pediatric Refugees.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Refugee and asylum seeker child and adolescent mental health: A systematic review of racial, ethnic, and contextual disparities.The American journal of orthopsychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Challenges in the Medical and Psychosocial Care of the Paediatric Refugee-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Mental health assessment as part of European pediatric primary care: potential instruments and implementation considerations.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Review
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- Psychiatric symptoms and the association with parents' psychiatric symptoms among recently arrived asylum-seeking children in Finland.Child psychiatry and human development · 2023Article
- Measuring the Optimal Time Interval Between Arrival and First Mental Health Evaluation's for Refugees in Québec: A Scoping Review.Administration and policy in mental health · 2023Article
- Adaptation of the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire for Use in the Republic of Georgia.Alpha psychiatry · 2023Article
- A Whole-child, whole-family approach to health assessments for asylum-seeking children.BMJ paediatrics open · 2022Review
- Mental Health Screening Approaches for Resettling Refugees and Asylum Seekers: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Many refugee children have exposure to trauma prior to arrival and during resettlement. Mental health screening in primary care among resettled refugee children is needed. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was used to screen refugee children age 4-18 years at their Domestic Medical Examination and three other primary care visits in their first year of resettlement. We tested the association between time and SDQ score or intervention/referral, and differences based on geographic origin. SDQ scores were highest upon arrival (Ps < .0005). Referrals were most common at the six-month visit compared to arrival and one month (Ps < .01). Iraqi children had higher SDQ scores at all visits (Ps < .03). The SDQ can be used in primary care to screen newly arrived refugee children. Practitioners should screen at arrival to identify difficulties. Those with difficulties continuing at six months may need an intervention or referral.
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