Sentences with phrase «psychiatric disorders among»

The prevalence of psychiatric disorders among prepubertal children in Southern Finland was studied in a two - stage epidemiological survey.

In fact, point prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders among children of depressed parents have been estimated to be 2 — 5 times above normal (Beardslee et al. 1993, 1998; Weissman et al. 1986).

Comorbidity of substance use disorders and other psychiatric disorders among adolescents: evidence from an epidemiologic survey.

Based on a large amount of data from previous studies on these participants, the researchers identified a correlation between various psychiatric disorders among children and later risk of developing addictions.

To estimate 6 - month prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders among juvenile detainees by demographic subgroups (sex, race / ethnicity, and age).

Nakane et al. studied knowledge and understanding of (attitudes towards) psychiatric disorders among the general population of Japan and Australia, and reported that the Japanese had more negative attitudes towards patients suffering from depression [20].

Conclusion: This study showed that there was a high rate of psychiatric disorders among prison inmates in Nigeria, which should be a concern to health care policy makers in the country.

Studying the prevalence and predictors of psychiatric disorders among adolescent disaster survivors

Additionally, low levels of procedural fairness have been linked with self - reported health problems and higher levels of psychiatric disorders among employees.

Association of maladaptive parental behavior with psychiatric disorder among parents and their offspring

Attention - deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common psychiatric disorder among children and adolescents with high heritability.

Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), the most common psychiatric disorder among preschool children (Egger & Angold, 2006), is relatively stable (Lavigne et al., 1998a) and is a precursor to other disorders including conduct disorder and internalizing disorders comorbid with ODD.

Not exact matches

A recent study presented at the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting found that inpatients at a psychiatric hospital were prone to cyberbullying, and that the bullying was associated with an increased risk for mental health disorders among its victims.

• A shorter length of hospital stay among women with pre / postpartal psychiatric disorders is strongly and positively correlated with supportiveness by their (male) partners.

Post-concussion psychiatric disorders like depression, anxiety and irritability can be extremely disabling for those among the nearly 3.8 million people in the United States who suffer concussions every year.

«Such evidence quantifying shared genetic risk factors among traditional psychiatric diagnoses will help us move toward classification that will be more faithful to nature,» said Bruce Cuthbert, Ph.D., director of the NIMH Division of Adult Translational Research and Treatment Development and coordinator of the Institute's Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) project, which is developing a mental disorders classification system for research based more on underlying causes.

Holmes and colleagues examined the variability in brain structure among 1,234 males and females aged 18 to 35 with no history of psychiatric disorders or substance dependence.

Among the study's high - risk children who did develop bipolar disorder, nearly all had identifiable mood episodes and other psychiatric disorders before the onset of full - fledged bipolar illness.

Using genome - wide genomic data, the researchers found that, among European American females, 29 % of the risk for developing PTSD is influenced by genetic factors, which is comparable to that of other psychiatric disorders.

In all, says Bohnert, «Assessment and treatment of co-existing psychiatric conditions, in addition to substance use, may be important in lowering the risk of suicide among individuals who have substance use disorders.»

She was among the first to ask whether women are affected differently than men by substance use and other psychiatric disorders, and to ask whether gender could play a role in the effectiveness of treatment.

Depression is among the most common and debilitating symptoms of psychiatric disorders and has thus been the subject of extensive study.

They found that the vast majority of the children, or 90 percent of them, were not involved in bullying, and among this group, about 12 percent had been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder before age 30.

Association between psychiatric disorders and iron deficiency anemia among children and adolescents: a nationwide population - based study.

The law «drastically reduces hospitalization, homelessness, arrest, and incarceration among people with severe psychiatric disorders, while increasing adherence to treatment and overall quality of life,» the report states.

Among other points of critique, the DSM - IV Hypochondriasis diagnosis has been criticized for being poorly and arbitrarily defined overlapping with other somatoform and psychiatric disorders [1], [4], [5], [19], [20].

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is 1 of only 2 DSM - IV diagnoses for which suicidal behavior is a criterion.1 Borderline personality disorder is a severe and persistent mental disorder experience of severe emotional distress and behavioral dyscontrol.1 - 3 Among patients with BPD, 69 % to 80 % engage in suicidal behavior,4 - 9 with a suicide rate of up to 9 %.10 Forty percent of the highest users of inpatient psychiatric services receive a diagnosis of BPD.11, 12 Patients with BPD use more services than those with major depression13 and other personality disorders.14 Among patients with BPD seen for treatment, 72 % have had at least 1 psychiatric hospitalization and 97 % have received outpatient treatment from a mean of 6.1 previous therapists.15, 16 Despite this high - use pattern, patients with BPD have high rates of treatment failure.17, 18

The majority of deaths among childhood ADHD cases were in individuals with comorbid substance use and psychiatric disorders (5 of 7).

The most common adult psychiatric problems among childhood ADHD cases were alcohol dependence / abuse (26.3 %), antisocial personality disorder (16.8 %), other substance dependence / abuse (16.4 %), current or past history of hypomanic episode (15.1 %), generalized anxiety disorder (14.2 %), and current major depressive episode (12.9 %).

Among the 232 childhood ADHD cases who participated in the prospective study, 55 (23.7 %) had persistent ADHD with ≥ 1 comorbid psychiatric disorder; 13 (5.6 %) had persistent ADHD only (without comorbid psychiatric disorders); and 77 (33.2 %) had ≥ 1 other psychiatric disorder without persistent ADHD.

As they age, they may become suicidal, addicted to alcohol or other drugs, enmeshed in violent relationships, and unable to care for their children.64, 76 Delinquent females also engage in sexual activity at an earlier age than nonoffenders, placing them at greater risk for unwanted pregnancy and human immunodeficiency virus.78 Understanding psychiatric morbidity and associated risk factors among delinquent females could help us to improve treatment and reduce the cycle of disorder and dysfunction.

Risk for negative outcomes may be modified by both genetic and environmental factors, with the quality and availability of social supports among the most important environmental factors in promoting resiliency in maltreated children, even in the presence of a genotype expected to confer vulnerability for psychiatric disorder.

Among the childhood ADHD cases, those with persistent ADHD were more likely to have ≥ 1 comorbid psychiatric disorder than those whose ADHD did not persist (80.9 % vs 47.0 %; adjusted OR, 4.8; 95 % CI, 2.4 — 9.5; P <.001).

Among the 7 ADHD cases who died, 5 had a previous history of both substance use disorder and ≥ 1 other psychiatric comorbidity.

Risk for negative outcomes may be modified by both genetic and environmental factors, with the quality and availability of social supports among the most important environmental factors in promoting resiliency, even in the presence of a genotype expected to predispose to psychiatric disorder.

Barkley et al found increased rates of comorbid substance abuse disorder, anxiety disorder, mood disorder, personality disorders, and disruptive behavior disorders among adults with ADHD that had persisted from childhood into adulthood.23 Adults whose childhood ADHD did not persist also had increased rates of psychiatric comorbidity, although lower than those with persistent ADHD (47.3 % vs 84.3 %).23 Other smaller studies also report elevated rates of psychiatric comorbidity (65 — 89 %) among adults with ADHD.15 — 22 However, these studies used nonrepresentative samples of children referred to specialty treatment programs for ADHD.

A review of twenty studies on the adult lives of antisocial adolescent girls found higher mortality rates, a variety of psychiatric problems, dysfunctional and violent relationships, poor educational achievement, and less stable work histories than among non-delinquent girls.23 Chronic problem behavior during childhood has been linked with alcohol and drug abuse in adulthood, as well as with other mental health problems and disorders, such as emotional disturbance and depression.24 David Hawkins, Richard Catalano, and Janet Miller have shown a similar link between conduct disorder among girls and adult substance abuse.25 Terrie Moffitt and several colleagues found that girls diagnosed with conduct disorder were more likely as adults to suffer from a wide variety of problems than girls without such a diagnosis.26 Among the problems were poorer physical health and more symptoms of mental illness, reliance on social assistance, and victimization by, as well as violence toward, partamong non-delinquent girls.23 Chronic problem behavior during childhood has been linked with alcohol and drug abuse in adulthood, as well as with other mental health problems and disorders, such as emotional disturbance and depression.24 David Hawkins, Richard Catalano, and Janet Miller have shown a similar link between conduct disorder among girls and adult substance abuse.25 Terrie Moffitt and several colleagues found that girls diagnosed with conduct disorder were more likely as adults to suffer from a wide variety of problems than girls without such a diagnosis.26 Among the problems were poorer physical health and more symptoms of mental illness, reliance on social assistance, and victimization by, as well as violence toward, partamong girls and adult substance abuse.25 Terrie Moffitt and several colleagues found that girls diagnosed with conduct disorder were more likely as adults to suffer from a wide variety of problems than girls without such a diagnosis.26 Among the problems were poorer physical health and more symptoms of mental illness, reliance on social assistance, and victimization by, as well as violence toward, partAmong the problems were poorer physical health and more symptoms of mental illness, reliance on social assistance, and victimization by, as well as violence toward, partners.

Examining comorbidity is critical because it is so prevalent among juveniles in the general population, 69,70 adult jail detainees, 71 and adults who have high arrest rates, such as substance abusers, 72 young, long - term psychiatric patients, 73 and homeless, mentally ill persons.74 Moreover, studies71 of adults suggest that juveniles with comorbid disorders may be especially vulnerable to arrest, particularly if they are poor and can not afford treatment.

These projects study interventions aimed at reducing risk behaviors among adolescents with psychiatric disorders and sexual risk behavior.

Sensitive periods for the effect of childhood interpersonal violence on psychiatric disorder onset among adolescents.

This study aimed to evaluate HRV among patients with various psychiatric disorders.

It points out that these kinds of problems are among the most common child and adolescent psychiatric disorders and are associated with significant impairment,» Professor Sanders said.

S&M used to be considered a psychiatric disorder by psychologists and researchers, but many years of research indicate that there is no evidence of mental disorders among those who enjoy this type of sexual practice.2 Indeed, S&M is very common, with about 1 in 10 adults across multiple surveys reporting fantasizing about or engaging in such behaviors.3 Researchers are also documenting some positive effects of S&M play, such as enhanced adrenaline and endorphin «highs» resulting from the infliction of pain that enhances sexual sensations.3 In Monika's case, however, she longs for more «vanilla» sex without the S&M and is concerned that her boyfriend will only be satisfied if she continues to play the sadist role.

Anxiety, disruptive, eating, mood, and substance use disorders were assessed during adolescence and early adulthood using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children.36 The parent and offspring versions of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children were administered during the adolescent interviews because the use of multiple informants increases the reliability and validity of psychiatric diagnoses among adolescents.37, 38 Symptoms were considered present if reported by either informant.

Research examining substance abuse among youth with LD remains inconclusive.13 Beitchman et al11 assessed 264 Canadian children for LD at ages 12 and 19, and for psychiatric and substance use disorders at age 19.

Adolescents» behaviour may vary from one context to another, or from one interaction partner to another, and informants» reports may be affected by their own perspectives.13 Because there is no gold standard for psychiatric disorders, and reports from different informants tend to correlate only moderately, using information from multiple informants seems the best strategy to chart mental health.14 Among other things, adherence to this first principle is expressed in the use of child (Youth Self - report; YSR), and parent (Child Behavior Checklist; CBCL) questionnaires on child / adolescent mental health, which are part of the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA), 15,16 and the use of a teacher - report (Teacher Checklist of Psychopathology), which was developed for TRAILS on the basis of the Achenbach Teachers Report Form.17 It is also expressed in the use of peer nominations to assess adolescents» social status at school.

The elevated prevalence of alcohol use disorders among people with psychotic disorders is well documented.1 Among this population alcohol misuse has been linked to a range of adverse consequences including unemployment, lower education level and lower socioeconomic status.2 Studies examining the impact of alcohol misuse on various psychiatric symptoms among people with psychotic disorders report inconsistent findingsamong people with psychotic disorders is well documented.1 Among this population alcohol misuse has been linked to a range of adverse consequences including unemployment, lower education level and lower socioeconomic status.2 Studies examining the impact of alcohol misuse on various psychiatric symptoms among people with psychotic disorders report inconsistent findingsAmong this population alcohol misuse has been linked to a range of adverse consequences including unemployment, lower education level and lower socioeconomic status.2 Studies examining the impact of alcohol misuse on various psychiatric symptoms among people with psychotic disorders report inconsistent findingsamong people with psychotic disorders report inconsistent findings.3, 4

The intergenerational transfer of psychiatric disorders and the present and predicted high depression rate among adults [24] have elicited an urgent need for promotion of child development and prevention of children's psychosocial symptoms and disorders as part of the services for families with parental depression [23, 25, 30].

Emerson et al. [38 • •], for example, conducted a secondary analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study in the UK and found that after matching on socioeconomic variables, probable psychiatric disorder was no more likely to be found among fathers of children with early cognitive delay, and the strength of this association for mothers was substantially diminished.

Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders in childhood.