Implementation and evaluation of a parenting program to prevent child maltreatment in Suriname.

The prevention of child maltreatment has become a global health concern because child maltreatment is a violation of children's rights. Across the world, a variety of parenting programs have been developed to address this problem. However, no such parenting program currently exists in Suriname. This pilot study aimed to implement Lobi Mi Pikin (LMP) parenting program in Suriname and to evaluate its effects on corporal punishment (CP) and child behavioral problems. Parents-caregivers (N = 70) of children (ages 3-12 years) with externalizing behavioral problems participated in a protocoled parenting program. The child's behavioral problems and the parenting style of the parent-caregiver were assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and the Parental Behavior Scale, pretreatment and posttreatment. Five-week follow-up measures revealed significant positive effects of LMP on all outcome measures. Follow-up comparisons demonstrated (a) a large reduction of total child difficulties and conduct problems, (b) a moderate reduction of hyperactivity and emotional problems, (c) a moderate to large increase in the self-reported positive behavior of the parent, and (d) a small decrease in the use of CP. This study provides preliminary evidence that LMP may be an effective model of parent training in Suriname. Moreover, it can help guide efforts to reduce the use of CP and encourage positive parenting, thereby preventing child maltreatment. (PsycINFO Database Record

Saúde mental infantojuvenil e educação: análise bibliométrica da produção científica nacional e internacional (1968-2014) / Child and adolescent mental health and education: bibliometric analysisof Brazilian and international scientific production (1968-2014) / Salud mental infanto-juvenil y educación: análisis bibliometrico de laproducción científica brasileña e internacional (1968-2014)

Documentos de amplitude internacional apontam a importância de estratégias de atenção e de cuidados em saúde e educação para crianças e adolescentes em sofrimento psíquico. Este estudo objetivou identificar e caracterizar na literatura científica nacional e internacional artigos que estabelecem a interface entre saúde mental infantojuvenil e educação. A metodologia adotada foi a análise bibliométrica, e as fontes de dados foram coletadas nas bases Lilacs e Medline. Foram analisados 43 artigos publicados entre 1968 e 2014. Os resultados indicaram que a década atual reúne a maior parte dos estudos, e as normativas de caráter internacional no campo da educação e da saúde mental podem ter estimulado essa agenda de pesquisas. Com predomínio das abordagens quantitativas, os artigos foram publicados por pesquisadores das Américas, Europa, Ásia, África e Oceania. Tais estudos contribuem para uma discussão interdisciplinar sobre o tema da saúde e educação de crianças e adolescentes em sofrimento psíquico...

International documents point out the importance of awareness strategies and health and education carefor children and adolescents with psychological distress. This study aimed to identify and characterizearticles that establish the interface between mental health and education in children and adolescents in bothBrazilian and international scientific literature in both national and international scientific literature. Themethodology adopted was the bibliometric analysis, and data sources were drawn from databases named Lilacs and Medline. We analyzed 43 articles published between 1968 and 2014. The results indicated thatthe current decade brings together most of the studies, and the international character of regulations in thefield of education and mental health may have stimulated this research agenda. With a predominance ofquantitative approaches, the articles were published by researchers of the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africaand Oceania. These studies contribute to an interdisciplinary discussion on the topic of health and educationof children and adolescents in psychological distress...

Documentos internacionales señalan la importancia de estrategias de atención y cuidado de salud mentaly educación para niños y adolescentes con trastornos psicológicos. Este estudio tuvo como objetivoidentificar y caracterizar artículos brasileños e internacionales en la interfaz de salud mental y educación.La metodología es el análisis bibliometrico, y las fuentes de datos fueron 43 artículos de las bases Lilacs yMedline publicados entre 1968 y 2014. Los resultados apuntan que la década actual reúne a la mayoría delos estudios, y que el carácter internacional de las normativas en materia de educación y de salud mentalpueden haber estimulado esa agenda de investigación. Con un predominio de los enfoques cuantitativos,los artículos fueron publicados por investigadores de América del Norte, América Central y del Sur, Europay África, podendo contribuir a un debate interdisciplinario sobre el tema de la salud y la educación de niñosy adolescentes con trastornos psicológicos...

O brincar da criança com transtorno de déficit de atenção e hiperatividade / The play of the child with ADHD

Pesquisa qualitativa descritiva que objetivou compreender a vivência da criança com transtorno de déficit de atenção e hiperatividade expressa na sessão de Brinquedo Terapêutico Dramático, ferramenta utilizada por enfermeiros para facilitar a comunicação com a criança e possibilitar a expressão de seus sentimentos. Por meio de duas sessões de Brinquedo Terapêutico Dramático realizadas com cada um dos seis escolares participantes e posterior análise qualitativa do conteúdo dos dados foi revelado o quanto é difícil para essas crianças vivenciarem esse transtorno, vivência expressa nas categorias temáticas: tendo dificuldade em manter a atenção; percebendo-se diferente e incapaz; vivenciando conflitos; e esforçando-se para superar as adversidades. Tal experiência mostrou-se repleta de obstáculos, conflitos familiares e escolares, sentimentos de inferioridade, assim como tentativas de superação. A pesquisa reiterou também o favorecimento da catarse e a possibilidade de conhecimento dessa vivência do ponto de vista de quem a experiencia. No entanto, fazem-se necessários novos estudos relacionados ao efeito desta intervenção no cuidado de saúde da criança com transtorno de déficit de atenção e hiperatividade e em outros contextos pertinentes de sua vida.

The goal of this descriptive qualitative study was to understand the experience of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder exhibited in the Dramatic Therapeutic Play session, a tool used by nurses to facilitate communication with children allowing the expression of their feelings. Two Dramatic Therapeutic Play sessions conducted with each of the six participating students and subsequent qualitative analysis of data content revealed how difficult it is for these children to experience this disorder. This experience was exhibited in the following thematic categories: having difficulty in maintaining attention; perceiving themselves as different and incapable; experiencing conflicts; and struggling to overcome adversities. This experience proved to be fraught with obstacles, family and school conflicts, feelings of inferiority, and attempts to overcome difficulties. The study also favored catharsis and the possibility of knowing that experience from the point of view of those experiencing it. However, there is a need of further studies on the effect of this intervention on healthcare provided tochildren with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and other relevant contexts of their lives.

Hogar infantil de tratamiento para niños con trastornos de conducta leves a moderados / Foster home for children with mild and moderate behavioral problems

Se presenta el modo de trabajo llevado a cabo desde hace diez años en un hogar para niños (varones) con trastornos de conducta leves a moderados que presentan diferentes trastornos mentales graves. Un denominador común es la presencia de familias disfuncionales, ausentes o expulsivas, en las que se registran altos niveles de violencia ejercida sobre estos niños. Se describe someramente el abordaje utilizado y se ilustra con una viñeta clínica.(AU)

A methodology for working with children and adolescents with disruptive behavior is presented. This program has been in use since 1998 in a boarding home for boys in Buenos Aires. A common issue in this sample is the presence of non-functional families with high levels of violence between their members.(AU)

Hogar infantil de tratamiento para niños con trastornos de conducta leves a moderados / Foster home for children with mild and moderate behavioral problems

Se presenta el modo de trabajo llevado a cabo desde hace diez años en un hogar para niños (varones) con trastornos de conducta leves a moderados que presentan diferentes trastornos mentales graves. Un denominador común es la presencia de familias disfuncionales, ausentes o expulsivas, en las que se registran altos niveles de violencia ejercida sobre estos niños. Se describe someramente el abordaje utilizado y se ilustra con una viñeta clínica.

A methodology for working with children and adolescents with disruptive behavior is presented. This program has been in use since 1998 in a boarding home for boys in Buenos Aires. A common issue in this sample is the presence of non-functional families with high levels of violence between their members.