Frequency of Parental Psychopathology in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Parental mental health concerns place children at a significantly greater risk of lower social, psychological and physical health than children in families not affected by mental illness. Several studies have examined the extent to which psychopathology in children are closely related to parental su...
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| description | Parental mental health concerns place children at a significantly greater risk of lower social, psychological and physical health than children in families not affected by mental illness. Several studies have examined the extent to which psychopathology in children are closely related to parental substance use disorders or to other mental disorders. This study intended to investigate the frequency of occurrence of parental psychopathology in children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and compare the characteristics of children with and without parental psychopathology. Fifty children between 7-14 years of either sex fulfilling the ICD-10 criteria for ADHD comprised the sample of this study.It would be a chart review of in-patients and out-patients who have consulted at Kasturba Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Manipal over a two year period. Parents diagnosed with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and other psychiatric morbidity according to ICD-10 was compared with those parents without any psychiatric illness on various Sociodemographic, clinical characteristics. Most of the parents were in the second or third decade of their life. Of the fifty patients 41(82%) were males and 9 (18%) were females. In 36(87.0 %) of the fathers had a history of substance use disorder and 5(13.0 %) it was absent. Other morbidities were also present in both parents. The findings are discussed in light of the implications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-73d6ce4c82114361913ee2fec7f755592022-12-22T01:01:54ZengLight House Polyclinic MangaloreOnline Journal of Health & Allied Sciences0972-59972012-04-01111Frequency of Parental Psychopathology in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderLatha KSRajmohan B NairShripathy M BhatParental mental health concerns place children at a significantly greater risk of lower social, psychological and physical health than children in families not affected by mental illness. Several studies have examined the extent to which psychopathology in children are closely related to parental substance use disorders or to other mental disorders. This study intended to investigate the frequency of occurrence of parental psychopathology in children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and compare the characteristics of children with and without parental psychopathology. Fifty children between 7-14 years of either sex fulfilling the ICD-10 criteria for ADHD comprised the sample of this study.It would be a chart review of in-patients and out-patients who have consulted at Kasturba Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Manipal over a two year period. Parents diagnosed with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and other psychiatric morbidity according to ICD-10 was compared with those parents without any psychiatric illness on various Sociodemographic, clinical characteristics. Most of the parents were in the second or third decade of their life. Of the fifty patients 41(82%) were males and 9 (18%) were females. In 36(87.0 %) of the fathers had a history of substance use disorder and 5(13.0 %) it was absent. Other morbidities were also present in both parents. The findings are discussed in light of the implications.http://www.ojhas.org/issue41/2012-1-7.htmADHDParental psychopathologySubstance useAlcohol Dependence Syndrome |
| spellingShingle | Latha KS Rajmohan B Nair Shripathy M Bhat Frequency of Parental Psychopathology in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences ADHD Parental psychopathology Substance use Alcohol Dependence Syndrome |
| title | Frequency of Parental Psychopathology in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_full | Frequency of Parental Psychopathology in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_fullStr | Frequency of Parental Psychopathology in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Frequency of Parental Psychopathology in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_short | Frequency of Parental Psychopathology in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_sort | frequency of parental psychopathology in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| topic | ADHD Parental psychopathology Substance use Alcohol Dependence Syndrome |
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