The RACGP John Murtagh Library
Paediatrics
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Sheikh M, MacIntyre CR. The impact of intensive health promotion to a targeted refugee population on utilisation of a new refugee paediatric clinic at the children's hospital at Westmead. Ethn Health. 2009 Aug;14(4):393-405. PubMed PMID: 19370438.
Davidson N, Skull S, Burgner D, Kelly P, Raman S, Silove D, Steel Z, Vora R, Smith M. An issue of access: delivering equitable health care for newly arrived refugee children in Australia. J Paediatr Child Health. 2004 Sep-Oct;40(9-10):569-75. PubMed PMID: 15367155.
Geltman PL, Grant-Knight W, Ellis H, Landgraf JM. The "lost boys" of Sudan: use of health services and functional health outcomes of unaccompanied refugee minors resettled in the U.S. J Immigr Minor Health. 2008 Oct;10(5):389-96. PubMed PMID: 18071901.
Raman S, Wood N, Webber M, Taylor KA, Isaacs D. Matching health needs of refugee children with services: how big is the gap? Aust N Z J Public Health. 2009 Oct;33(5):466-70. PubMed PMID: 19811485.
Mels C, Derluyn I, Broekaert E, Rosseel Y. The psychological impact of forced displacement and related risk factors on Eastern Congolese adolescents affected by war. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2010 Oct;51(10):1096-104. PubMed PMID: 20345839.
Laurens KR, West SA, Murray RM, Hodgins S. Psychotic-like experiences and other antecedents of schizophrenia in children aged 9-12 years: a comparison of ethnic and migrant groups in the United Kingdom. Psychol Med. 2008 Aug;38(8):1103-11. Epub 2007 Oct 15. PubMed PMID: 17935641.
Hodes M, Jagdev D, Chandra N, Cunniff A. Risk and resilience for psychological distress amongst unaccompanied asylum seeking adolescents. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2008 Jul;49(7):723-32. Epub 2008 Jul 1. PubMed PMID: 18492037.
Freely available articles
Bean T, Eurelings-Bontekoe E, Mooijaart A, Spinhoven P. Factors associated with mental health service need and utilization among unaccompanied refugee adolescents. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2006 May;33(3):342-55. PubMed PMID: 16755395.
Geltman PL, Grant-Knight W, Mehta SD, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Lustig S, Landgraf JM, Wise PH. The "lost boys of Sudan": functional and behavioral health of unaccompanied refugee minors re-settled in the United States. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005 Jun;159(6):585-91. PubMed PMID: 15939860.
Thomas P, Milne B, Raman S, Shah S. Refugee youth--immunisation status and GP attendance. Aust Fam Physician. 2007 Jul;36(7):568-70. PubMed PMID: 17619678.
Urbanus-van Laar JJ, de Koning JS, Klazinga NS, Stronks K. Suboptimal asthma care for immigrant children: results of an audit study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2008 Jan 24;8:22. PubMed PMID: 18218104; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2254382.
Key articles held as print copies or can be obtained from
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Kia-Keating M, Ellis BH. Belonging and connection to school in resettlement: young refugees, school belonging, and psychosocial adjustment. Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2007 Jan;12(1):29-43. PubMed PMID: 17375808.
Lewig K, Arney F, Salveron M. Challenges to parenting in a new culture: Implications for child and family welfare. Eval Program Plann. 2010 Aug;33(3):324-32. Epub 2009 May 27. PubMed PMID: 19552958.
Goodman JH. Coping with trauma and hardship among unaccompanied refugee youths from Sudan. Qual Health Res. 2004 Nov;14(9):1177-96. PubMed PMID: 15448294.
Ellis BH, MacDonald HZ, Lincoln AK, Cabral HJ. Mental health of Somali adolescent refugees: the role of trauma, stress, and perceived discrimination. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2008 Apr;76(2):184-93. PubMed PMID: 18377116.
Mental health help-seeking and refugee adolescents : qualitative findings from a mixed-methods investigation. de Antiss Helena, Ziaian Tahereh. Australian psychologist. 2010; 45(1):29-37.
Ellis BH, Lincoln AK, Charney ME, Ford-Paz R, Benson M, Strunin L. Mental health service utilization of Somali adolescents: religion, community, and school as gateways to healing. Transcult Psychiatry. 2010 Nov;47(5):789-811. PubMed PMID: 21088104.
Challenges in adolescent health. Raman, Shanti Zwi, Karen. New York: Nova Science Publishers; 2009. Optimising the health and well-being of refugee children and young people: what will it take? ; p.101-110. [book chapter]
Challenges in adolescent health. Bennett, David. Kang, Melissa. Chown, Peter. New York: Nova Science Publishers; 2009. Promoting cultural competency in adolescent health care; p.189-203. [book chapter]
Betancourt TS, Speelman L, Onyango G, Bolton P. A qualitative study of mental health problems among children displaced by war in northern Uganda. Transcult Psychiatry. 2009 Jun;46(2):238-56. PubMed PMID: 19541749; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2775515.
Lay M, Papadopoulos I. Sexual maltreatment of unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors from the Horn of Africa: a mixed method study focusing on vulnerability and prevention. Child Abuse Negl. 2009 Oct;33(10):728-38. Epub 2009 Oct 9. PubMed PMID: 19819018.
Patradoon-Ho PS, Ambler RW. Universal post-arrival screening for child refugees in Australia: Isn't it time? J Paediatr Child Health. 2012 Feb;48(2):99-102. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01869.x. Epub 2010 Oct 6. PubMed PMID: 22320270.
National Academies Press book chapters (free online)
Children of Immigrants: Health, Adjustment, and Public Assistance (1999)
- 1. Children of Immigrants: Health, Adjustment, and Public Assistance 1-18 (skim)
- 3. Access to Health Insurace and Health Care for Children in Immigrant Families 126-186 (skim)
- 5. Immigration and Infant Health: Birth Outcomes of Immigrant and Native-Born Women 244-285 (skim)
From Generation to Generation: The Health and Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families (1998)