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Migration, family dysfunction and psychotic symptoms in children and adolescents

  • Luis R. Patino (a1), Jean-Paul Selten (a2), Herman van Engeland (a2), Jan H. M. Duyx (a2), René S. Kahn (a2) and Huibert Burger (a1)...
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A cross-sectional study of 3426 referred children and adolescents showed that the presence of both migration history and family dysfunction was associated with a fourfold (95% CI 2–9) higher risk of psychotic symptoms compared with the absence of these factors. The relative risk was 2 (95% CI 1–4) for migration history only. Interaction between migration history and family dysfunction accounted for 58% (95% CI 5–91%) of those with psychotic symptoms. These results suggest a relationship between family dysfunction and migration in the development of psychosis.

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Dr Huibert Burger, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center, Utrecht, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 30 250 7280; fax: + 31 30 250 5480; e-mail: H.Burger@umcutrecht.nl
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Migration, family dysfunction and psychotic symptoms in children and adolescents

  • Luis R. Patino (a1), Jean-Paul Selten (a2), Herman van Engeland (a2), Jan H. M. Duyx (a2), René S. Kahn (a2) and Huibert Burger (a1)...
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