Child Language & Developmental Psychiatry Research Lab, Judge Baker Children's Center, 53 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA 02120-3225, USA.
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2010 Oct;19(4):697-717. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2010.07.003.
In this article the authors discuss first why it is crucial, from a clinical and public health perspective, to better understand the development as well as risk and protection processes for the mental health of immigrant children. The authors then shift focus to the main tenet of this article, namely, that specific aspects of the dual language development of immigrant children are highly relevant to their mental health and adaptation. This argument is illustrated with empirical studies on Latino immigrant children, as they represent the majority of immigrant children in America and as a way of exemplifying the risks and circumstances that are potentially shared by other immigrant groups. Finally, the authors conceptually differentiate dual language development and its mental health impact from the dual-culture (bicultural) development and circumstance of immigrant children and their mental health impact.
本文作者首先讨论了为什么从临床和公共卫生的角度出发，更好地了解移民儿童心理健康的发展以及风险和保护过程至关重要。然后，作者将重点转移到本文的主要论点上，即移民儿童双语发展的特定方面与他们的心理健康和适应能力密切相关。这一论点通过对拉丁裔移民儿童的实证研究来说明，因为他们代表了美国大多数移民儿童，并且可以举例说明其他移民群体可能面临的风险和情况。最后，作者从概念上区分了移民儿童的双语发展及其对心理健康的影响与双文化（多元文化）发展及其对心理健康的影响。
