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Viennese transcultural outpatient clinic for child psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

T. Akkaya-Kalayci ,
K. Dervic  and
M.H. Friedrich
T. Akkaya-Kalayci
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, University Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
K. Dervic
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, University Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
M.H. Friedrich
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, University Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Abstract

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The project "Transcultural outpatient clinic for child psychiatry", which was started at the department of child and adolescent neuropsychiatry in Vienna in 1996, was funded by department of health planning and funding of Viennese municipality. The project was designed to assess and address psychological needs of immigrant families and their children in Vienna. The project went through 4 phases as of yet: needs assessment and identification of barriers for utilization of psychiatric services among immigrant families and their children (Phase 1); awareness raising and psychoeducation of immigrant families for migration caused psychiatric disorders as well as adjustments disorders (Phase 2); transcultural research (Phase 3); transcultural mental health training of medical and allied professions (Phase 4). The poster will introduce this model project and discuss Viennese experiences in transcultural psychiatry of childhood and adolescence. Our experiences support a culturally sensitive assessment and treatment of immigrant families and their children in special utilities.

Type
Poster Session 2: Child Psychiatry
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 22 , Issue S1: 15th AEP Congress - Abstract book - 15th AEP Congress , March 2007 , pp. S334
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2007
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