Prevalence, comorbidity, risk factors and service utilisation of disruptive behaviour disorders in a community sample of children in Valencia (Spain)
Autor: | M. Gómez-Beneyto, M. A. Andrés, M. A. Catalá |
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Rok vydání: | 1999 |
Předmět: |
Conduct Disorder
Male Mental Health Services medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Social Psychology Epidemiology Population Child Behavior Disorders Comorbidity Sampling Studies Random Allocation Risk Factors mental disorders Prevalence medicine Humans Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Sex Distribution Risk factor Child education Psychiatry Socioeconomic status Demography Psychiatric Status Rating Scales education.field_of_study medicine.disease Single Parent Mental health Psychiatry and Mental health Logistic Models Socioeconomic Factors Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Spain Conduct disorder Schizophrenia Female Psychology |
Zdroj: | Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 34:175-179 |
ISSN: | 1433-9285 0933-7954 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s001270050130 |
Popis: | Background: The importance of cultural and adverse family-environment variables as risk factors for Disruptive Behaviour Disorder has been repeatedly shown, and hence a variation in rates and risk factors between cultures could be expected. Lower rates should be found in countries with strong and stable family ties, such as Spain. Objective: Prevalence rate, severity and comorbidity of Disruptive Behaviour Disorder, as well as risk factors and help-seeking behaviour relating to this disorder, were studied in a general population random sample of 387 10 year-old children living in Valencia (Spain). Methods: DSM-III-R diagnosis was established by means of the KIDDY-SADS (Kiddy Schedule for affective diseases and Schizophrenia (epidemiological version)) interview and severity of the disorder was evaluated with the General Assessment Functioning (GAF) Scale. Other variables measured were: sex, number of siblings, parental occupation, single-parent home, school failure, socioeconomic level, chronic somatic ailments and use of mental health services. Results: Prevalence and severity parameters were low (for GAF |
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