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Barnett, R. A.; Hunter, M. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2012
This study examined the adjustment of siblings of children with mental health problems. The participants had brothers or sisters receiving treatment at a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service within the Hunter New England Health Service, New South Wales, Australia. Seventy-five siblings completed questionnaires on their self-concept, quality…
Descriptors: Siblings, Family Size, Quality of Life, Mental Health
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Bayer, Jordana K.; Hiscock, Harriet; Ukoumunne, Obioha C.; Price, Anna; Wake, Melissa – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2008
Background: Mental health problems comprise an international public health issue affecting up to 20% of children and show considerable stability. We aimed to identify child, parenting, and family predictors from infancy in the development of externalising and internalising behaviour problems by age 3 years. Methods: "Design"…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Family Size, Parenting Styles, Mental Health
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Kutash, Krista; Duchnowski, Albert J. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2004
We describe the psychosocial characteristics of youth with an average age of 11.8 years served in special education due to emotional disturbances in urban communities (N = 158). Data were also collected describing service utilization, academic functioning, and family characteristics. Ten schools in three mid-size urban cities participated. Results…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Urban Schools, Health Needs, Behavior Problems
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Gordon, Michael; Antshel, Kevin; Faraone, Stephen; Barkley, Russell; Lewandowski, Larry; Hudziak, James J.; Biederman, Joseph; Cunningham, Charles – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2006
Diagnosing ADHD based primarily on symptom reports assumes that the number/frequency of symptoms is tied closely to the impairment imposed on an individual's functioning. That presumed linkage encourages diagnosis more by "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (4th ed.) style symptom lists than well-defined,…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Hyperactivity