A Survey for Mental Health of Children Whose Parents Have Psychiatric Disorders: A Preliminary Study for Mental Health Screening of High Risk Children
Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
;
: 235-243, 2017.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-39216
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study aimed to evaluate the mental health status of the children of psychiatric patients in order to plan for the resources that may be necessary to help these children achieve their full potential.METHODS:
Forty-eight children (age 9–18) whose parents were registered in 5 community mental health centers located in Seoul were recruited. Tests assessing 3 psychological domains were conducted 1) cognition Korean version of Learning Disability Evaluation Scale, Comprehensive Attention Test, 2) parent reported emotion and behavior Korean Child Behavior Checklist, Korean attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Rating Scale, and 3) self-reported emotion and behavior Korean Beck's Depression Inventory-II/Children's Depression Inventory-II, Korean Youth Self Report). We defined the children as having a high risk of developing mental health problems if their test scores were over the cut-off levels in 2 or more of the 3 domains assessed.RESULTS:
Twelve (25%) children were classified as having a high risk of developing mental health issues. 20 (41.6%) children scored above the cut-off in only one of the domains.CONCLUSION:
Our results suggest that the children of psychiatric patients might be vulnerable to mental illness and need early prevention or interven-tions for the sake of their mental health.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Parents
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Child Behavior
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Mass Screening
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Mental Health
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Cognition
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Community Mental Health Centers
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Depression
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Checklist
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Seoul
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Learning Disabilities
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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