Recently adopted a child aged 4 - 9 years old with
psychosocial problems from the foster care system and have difficulty in managing and understanding the child's problems
Matthew effects in children with learning disabilities: Development of reading, IQ, and
psychosocial problems from grade 2 to grade
Not exact matches
The
psychosocial outcome receiving the most attention
from researchers is
problem behaviour, with most studies finding perceived negative reactivity in infancy to predict
problem behaviour in childhood33, 34 and adolescent.35 Specifically, infants prone to high levels of fear, frustration, and sadness, as well as difficulty recovering
from such distress, were found to be at increased risk for internalizing and externalizing
problem behaviours according to parental and / or teacher report.
In repeated RCTs with samples ranging
from clinically referred middle - class preschoolers to low - income Head Start preschoolers at risk for
psychosocial adjustment, significant improvements have repeatedly been found one to two years following the intervention in promoting children's prosocial adjustment and reducing children's
problem behaviours.
«We know toxins in the environment can contribute to disease, but this study suggests that kids can experience physical and mental health
problems from exposure to
psychosocial «toxins,» too,» she said.
Prior research
from both ASPN and PROS confirms the comparability of patients, clinicians, and practices participating in primary care networks studies with those identified in national samples.34 - 37 A survey conducted as part of the Child Behavior Study38 showed no difference in demographic factors, practice characteristics, or attitudes toward
psychosocial problems among participating pediatricians and a random sample of primary care pediatricians
from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
In 2010, more than 1 in 5 children were reported to be living in poverty.6, 10 Economic disadvantage is among the most potent risks for behavioral and emotional
problems due to increased exposure to environmental, familial, and
psychosocial risks.11 — 13 In families in which parents are in military service, parental deployment and return has been determined to be a risk factor for behavioral and emotional
problems in children.14 Data
from the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health demonstrated a strong linear relationship between increasing number of
psychosocial risks and many poor health outcomes, including social - emotional health.15 The Adverse Childhood Experience Study surveyed 17000 adults about early traumatic and stressful experiences.
Specifically, those who failed were older, more often had obese siblings, and more often came
from families with more pronounced
psychosocial problems; their mothers more often reported depressive symptoms that exceeded the clinical cutoff.
The Physician Belief Scale and
psychosocial problems in children: a report
from the Pediatric Research in Office Settings and the Ambulatory Sentinel Practice Network.
The Physician Belief Scale (PBS) documents provider attitudes about delivering
psychosocial treatment in primary care (eg, beliefs and feeling about treatment, service burdens).29 PCPs completed a Provider Practices Survey targeting changes in management and skill in addressing behavior
problems and ADHD (α =.81 to 84) that was modified
from a previous survey.30 The Mental Health SKIP (MH - SKIP) assessment examines changes in treatment obstacles, use of outside referral, and competency and effectiveness in delivering
psychosocial services (α = 0.77).
A key policy question in this area of research is whether steps to redistribute income
from richer to poorer families are more cost - effective than intervention programs designed to prevent or treat
psychosocial problems.
Better
psychosocial assessment tools and procedures could facilitate the pediatric provider's ability to monitor and refer common and debilitating
psychosocial problems,
from maternal depression to family violence.
A range of childhood
psychosocial risk factors have been associated with depression, including characteristics of the child (eg, behavioral and socioemotional
problems, poor school performance), characteristics of the parents (eg, parent psychopathology, rejecting or intrusive behavior), and family circumstances (eg, the loss of a parent, physical or sexual violence, family discord).12 - 15 However, it has not been shown decisively whether these risks distinguish juvenile
from adult - onset MDD.
During this period, adolescents suffer
from various forms of
problems / dysfunctions and conflicts, which ultimately impair normal
psychosocial development aggravating
psychosocial dysfunction.
Assessment activities include evaluation of information
from parents, developmental monitoring (including screening for developmental
problems),
psychosocial assessment, parent - child observation, and assessments of child behavior.
Psychosocial problems and the new morbidities should no longer be viewed as categorically different
from the causes and consequences of other biologically based health impairments.
In repeated RCTs with samples ranging
from clinically referred middle - class preschoolers to low - income Head Start preschoolers at risk for
psychosocial adjustment, significant improvements have repeatedly been found one to two years following the intervention in promoting children's prosocial adjustment and reducing children's
problem behaviours.