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Fang Z, Li Y, Xie L, Cheng M, Ma J, Li T, Li X, Jiang L. Characteristics and outcomes of children with dissociative (conversion) disorders in western China: a retrospective study. BMC Psychiatry 2021; 21:31. [PMID: 33435924 PMCID: PMC7802240 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-021-03045-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dissociative (conversion) disorder in children is a complex biopsychosocial disorder with high rates of medical and psychiatric comorbidities. We sought to identify the characteristics and outcomes of children with dissociative (conversion) disorders in western China. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 66 children admitted with dissociative (conversion) disorders from January 2017 to July 2019, and analyzed their clinical characteristics, socio-cultural environmental variables, and personality and psychiatric/psychological characteristics. Binary logistic regression was used to analyze the variables associated with clinical efficacy. RESULTS Of these 66 patients, 38 (57.6%) were male and 28 (42.4%) were female, 46 (69.7%) had an antecedent stressor, 30 (45.5%) were left-behind adolescents, and 16 (24.2%) were from single-parent families. In addition, 30 patients (45.5%) were not close to their parents, 38 patients (59.4%) had an introverted personality, and 34 (53.1%) had unstable emotions. Thirteen families (19.7%) were uncooperative with the treatment. Patients who had cormorbid anxiety or depression exhibited significantly lower cognitive ability (P < 0.01). Logistic regression found that better treatment outcomes were positively associated with having a close relationship with parents, parental cooperation with treatment, and having a father with a lower level of education (i.e., less than junior college or higher). CONCLUSIONS The characteristics and outcomes of children with dissociative (conversion) disorders are related to socio-cultural environmental variables and psychiatric/psychological factors. Timely recognition and effective treatment of dissociative (conversion) disorders are important.
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- Zhixu Fang
- grid.488412.3Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 136, Zhongshan Er Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing City, 400014 China ,grid.419897.a0000 0004 0369 313XMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, 400014 China ,grid.488412.3National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Chongqing, 400014 China ,grid.507984.7China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China ,grid.488412.3Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- grid.488412.3Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 136, Zhongshan Er Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing City, 400014 China ,grid.419897.a0000 0004 0369 313XMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, 400014 China ,grid.488412.3National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Chongqing, 400014 China ,grid.507984.7China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China ,grid.488412.3Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- grid.488412.3Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 136, Zhongshan Er Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing City, 400014 China ,grid.419897.a0000 0004 0369 313XMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, 400014 China ,grid.488412.3National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Chongqing, 400014 China ,grid.507984.7China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China ,grid.488412.3Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- grid.488412.3Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 136, Zhongshan Er Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing City, 400014 China ,grid.419897.a0000 0004 0369 313XMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, 400014 China ,grid.488412.3National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Chongqing, 400014 China ,grid.507984.7China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China ,grid.488412.3Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- grid.488412.3Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 136, Zhongshan Er Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing City, 400014 China ,grid.419897.a0000 0004 0369 313XMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, 400014 China ,grid.488412.3National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Chongqing, 400014 China ,grid.507984.7China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China ,grid.488412.3Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- grid.488412.3Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 136, Zhongshan Er Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing City, 400014 China ,grid.419897.a0000 0004 0369 313XMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, 400014 China ,grid.488412.3National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Chongqing, 400014 China ,grid.507984.7China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China ,grid.488412.3Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- grid.488412.3Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 136, Zhongshan Er Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing City, 400014 China ,grid.419897.a0000 0004 0369 313XMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, 400014 China ,grid.488412.3National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Chongqing, 400014 China ,grid.507984.7China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China ,grid.488412.3Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 136, Zhongshan Er Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing City, 400014, China. .,Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, 400014, China. .,National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Chongqing, 400014, China. .,China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China. .,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China.
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Wiseman H, Hamilton-Giachritsis C, Hiller RM. The Relevance of Cognitive Behavioral Models of Post-Traumatic Stress Following Child Maltreatment: A Systematic Review. TRAUMA, VIOLENCE & ABUSE 2021; 22:191-206. [PMID: 30909822 DOI: 10.1177/1524838019827894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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While it is known that young people exposed to maltreatment or abuse are at elevated risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), much of our current knowledge of mechanisms that link trauma to childhood PTSD is based on single-incident, often noninterpersonal, trauma. Theoretical models highlight psychological processes of appraisals, memory, and coping as important for the development of PTSD. The aim of this review was to synthesize the literature on the role of these key psychological processes in relation to PTSD in maltreated children and teens. Studies were included if they (1) identified a sample of maltreated individuals, ≤18 years old; (2) measured (a) trauma memory, (b) appraisals, or (c) post-trauma cognitive or behavioral responses; and (3) measured PTSD symptoms. The systematic search of three electronic databases (American Psychological Association PsychNet, PubMed, and Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress) resulted in the inclusion of 36 papers, which described 31 studies and 33 unique samples. The review found cognitive behavioral models of PTSD appeared appropriate for understanding outcomes following maltreatment, but further research is needed on all processes, particularly trauma memory. Overall, there remain significant gaps in our knowledge of how psychological processes link maltreatment to PTSD. There is limited evidence concerning how maltreatment-related characteristics (e.g., chronicity, duration, and type of abuse) influence psychological processes and in turn affect outcomes. This review recommends further research in this area and suggests that, at the very least, comprehensive assessment should be conducted with all young people reporting maltreatment to identify appraisals and coping strategies that will potentially impact on their ongoing adjustment.
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- Hannah Wiseman
- Department of Psychology, 1555University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology, 1555University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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Huffhines L, Jackson Y, Stone KJ. Internalizing, Externalizing Problems and Psychiatric Hospitalizations: Examination of Maltreatment Chronicity and Coping Style in Adolescents in Foster Care. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT TRAUMA 2020; 13:429-441. [PMID: 33269043 PMCID: PMC7683672 DOI: 10.1007/s40653-020-00305-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Child maltreatment is associated with internalizing and externalizing problems in adolescents, as well as psychiatric hospitalizations, which represent severe mental health difficulties and substantial burden on individuals and the health care system. These negative outcomes are especially prevalent in youth in foster care. Not all youth exposed to maltreatment, however, demonstrate poor mental health outcomes. Additional factors, such as maltreatment chronicity and coping style, may help explain why some (but not all) youth develop major psychiatric problems. The purpose of the present study was to examine how maltreatment chronicity and coping style were associated with internalizing, externalizing, and psychiatric hospitalizations, and whether coping style moderated the relation between maltreatment chronicity and mental health in a sample of foster adolescents. Participants were 283 adolescents ages 12-19 residing in foster care. Youth reported on maltreatment, coping, and mental health; caregivers reported on mental health. Psychiatric hospitalizations were obtained from medical records. Youth who experienced more maltreatment had higher caregiver- and self-reported internalizing, and more psychiatric hospitalizations. Youth who approached problems directly had lower caregiver-reported internalizing and externalizing, while youth who dealt with stressors alone had higher self-reported internalizing and externalizing, and more psychiatric hospitalizations. Youth who avoided facing their problems had less psychiatric hospitalizations. Further, a significant interaction revealed that youth with more maltreatment who avoided problems had less psychiatric hospitalizations, suggesting that avoiding problems may be more protective for youth with the most chronic abuse and neglect. Findings highlight the importance of examining both maltreatment and coping.
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- Lindsay Huffhines
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI USA
- Bradley/Hasbro Children’s Research Center, E.P. Bradley Hospital, Providence, RI USA
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- Clinical Child Psychology Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS USA
- Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA USA
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- Clinical Child Psychology Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS USA
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Hébert M, Amédée LM. Latent class analysis of post-traumatic stress symptoms and complex PTSD in child victims of sexual abuse and their response to Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Eur J Psychotraumatol 2020; 11:1807171. [PMID: 33062212 PMCID: PMC7534355 DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2020.1807171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background: PTSD symptoms are frequent in child victims of sexual abuse. Yet, authors have argued that early trauma could lead to alterations in development that go far beyond the primary symptoms of PTSD and have proposed Complex PTSD as an alternative diagnosis encompassing difficulties in affect regulation, relationships and self-concept. Objective: To delineate profiles in child victims of sexual abuse and explore whether profiles are associated with treatment response to Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Method: Latent class analysis was used to identify symptom profiles at baseline assessment of 384 children ages 6 to 14, recruited in a Child Advocacy Centre following disclosure of sexual abuse. Dimensions of Complex PTSD diagnosis as proposed by the ICD-11 were derived from self-report questionnaires. Results: Latent class analysis identified a best fitting model of three classes: Classic PTSD regrouping 51% of children, Complex PTSD describing 23% of children, and Resilient describing 25% of children. Trauma-focused therapy was associated with a significant reduction of dissociation, internalizing, and externalizing problems for children of all three classes. Trauma-focused therapy was also linked to a significant reduction of PTSD symptoms with larger effect size (d = .90; 95%CI: 0.63-1.16) for children classified in the Complex PTSD class. Conclusion: These findings highlight the utility of a person-oriented approach to enhance our understanding of the diversity of profiles in child victims. The results offer empirical support for the ICD-11 PTSD and Complex PTSD distinction in a clinical sample of sexually abused children and the relevance of this distinction in foreseeing treatment outcomes.
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- Martine Hébert
- Canada Research Chair in Interpersonal Traumas and Resilience, Département de sexologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Roley-Roberts ME, Hill RM, Layne CM, Goldenthal H, Kaplow JB. Cause of Caregiver Death and Surviving Caregiver Coping Style Predict Thwarted Belongingness in Bereaved Youth. Arch Suicide Res 2019; 23:455-470. [PMID: 29791306 DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2018.1470949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Both bereavement and thwarted belongingness serve as risk markers for youth suicide-related behaviors. This study examined candidate predictors of thwarted belongingness among bereaved youth, including caregiver cause of death and surviving caregiver coping style. A group of 43 caregiver-bereaved families (58 children aged 7-13-years-old) participated in a longitudinal study investigating associations between hypothesized bereavement-related contextual factors and youth thwarted belongingness. Cause of caregiver deaths included anticipated deaths preceded by illness (37%; n = 16), sudden natural deaths (25.6%; n = 11), accidental deaths (20.9%; n = 9), death by suicide (9.3%; n = 4), and death from drug overdose (7.0%; n = 3). Children's thwarted belongingness was significantly higher among youth bereaved by suicide compared to youth bereaved by sudden natural death, accident, and anticipated death by illness. Surviving caregivers' use of behavioral disengagement and positive reinterpretation and growth as coping strategies at Time 1 predicted lower thwarted belongingness in children at Time 2. Implications for risk screening and assessment of suicide risk among bereaved youth are discussed.
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- Michelle E Roley-Roberts
- a Department of Psychiatry , The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center , Columbus , OH , USA
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- b Department of Pediatrics , Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital , Houston , TX , USA
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- c Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences , UCLA/Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, University of California , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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- d Department of Psychiatry , Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine , Chicago , IL , USA
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- b Department of Pediatrics , Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital , Houston , TX , USA
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Walsh D, Yamamoto M, Willits NH, Hart LA. Job-Related Stress in Forensic Interviewers of Children with Use of Therapy Dogs Compared with Facility Dogs or No Dogs. Front Vet Sci 2018; 5:46. [PMID: 29594160 PMCID: PMC5857564 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2018.00046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sexually abused children providing essential testimony regarding crimes in forensic interviews now sometimes are provided facility dogs or therapy dogs for comfort. Facility dogs are extensively trained to work with forensic interviewers; when using therapy dogs in interviews, volunteers are the dog handlers. Interviews can impact child welfare workers' mental health causing secondary traumatic stress (STS). To investigate this stress, first data were gathered on stress retrospectively for when interviewers initially started the job prior to working with a dog, and then currently, from forensic interviewers using a facility dog, a therapy or pet dog, or no dog. These retrospective and secondary traumatic stress scale (STSS) data compared job stress among interviewers of children using: a certified, workplace facility dog (n = 16), a volunteer's trained therapy dog or the interviewer's pet dog (n = 13/3), or no dog (n = 198). Retrospective scores of therapy dog and no dog interviewers' stress were highest for the first interviewing year 1 and then declined. Extremely or very stressful retrospective scores differed among the three groups in year 1 (p < 0.038), and were significantly elevated for the therapy dog group as compared with the facility dog group (p < 0.035). All interviewing groups had elevated STSS scores; when compared with other healthcare groups that have been studied, sub-scores were especially high for Avoidance: a psychological coping mechanism to avoid dealing with a stressor. STSS scores differed among groups (p < 0.016), primarily due to Avoidance sub-scores (p < 0.009), reflecting higher Avoidance scores for therapy dog users than no dog users (p < 0.009). Facility dog users more consistently used dogs during interviews and conducted more interviews than therapy/pet dog users; both groups favored using dogs. Interviewers currently working with therapy dogs accompanied by their volunteers reported they had experienced heightened stress when they began their jobs; their high stress levels still persisted, indicating lower inherent coping skills and perhaps greater empathy among interviewers who later self-selected to work with therapy dogs. Results reveal extreme avoidant stress for interviewers witnessing children who are suffering and their differing coping approaches.
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- Diane Walsh
- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Teikyo University of Science, Uenohara, Japan
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- Statistical Laboratory, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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Mathews BL, Koehn AJ, Abtahi MM, Kerns KA. Emotional Competence and Anxiety in Childhood and Adolescence: A Meta-Analytic Review. Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev 2017; 19:162-84. [PMID: 27072682 DOI: 10.1007/s10567-016-0204-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Anxiety is conceptualized as a state of negative emotional arousal that is accompanied by concern about future threat. The purpose of this meta-analytic review was to evaluate the evidence of associations between emotional competence and anxiety by examining how specific emotional competence domains (emotion recognition, emotion expression, emotion awareness, emotion understanding, acceptance of emotion, emotional self-efficacy, sympathetic/empathic responses to others' emotions, recognition of how emotion communication and self-presentation affect relationships, and emotion regulatory processes) relate to anxiety in childhood and adolescence. A total of 185 studies were included in a series of meta-analyses (N's ranged from 573 to 25,711). Results showed that anxious youth are less effective at expressing (r = -0.15) and understanding emotions (r = -0.20), less aware of (r = -0.28) and less accepting of their own emotions (r = -0.49), and report less emotional self-efficacy (r = -0.36). More anxious children use more support-seeking coping strategies (r = 0.07) and are more likely to use less adaptive coping strategies including avoidant coping (r = 0.18), externalizing (r = 0.18), and maladaptive cognitive coping (r = 0.34). Emotion acceptance and awareness, emotional self-efficacy, and maladaptive cognitive coping yielded the largest effect sizes. Some effects varied with children's age. The findings inform intervention and treatment programs of anxiety in youth and identify several areas for future research.
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- Kent State University, 600 Hilltop Dr., Kent Hall, Kent, OH, 4424, USA
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- Kent State University, 600 Hilltop Dr., Kent Hall, Kent, OH, 4424, USA
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Ranjan R, Mehta M, Sagar R, Sarkar S. Relationship of cognitive function and adjustment difficulties among children and adolescents with dissociative disorder. J Neurosci Rural Pract 2016; 7:238-43. [PMID: 27114655 PMCID: PMC4821932 DOI: 10.4103/0976-3147.176197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Background and Aims: Although it has been suggested that children and adolescents with dissociative disorder have some cognitive deficits, the association of these cognitive impairments with adjustment difficulties has not been evaluated. The present study aimed to assess the relationship between cognitive functioning and adjustment difficulties in children and adolescents with dissociative disorder. Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive assessment was carried out in the outpatient setting of child and adolescent psychiatric service in a tertiary care hospital. Fifty newly diagnosed children and adolescents with dissociative disorder were included. The cognitive functions were assessed by varied neuropsychological tests, and Bell's adjustment inventory was used for assessing various domains of adjustment. Results: The mean age of the sample which comprised 40% males was 13.0 (±2.4) years. The mean intelligence quotient (IQ) of the sample was 90.6. Impairment in cognitive test was maximum for verbal working memory followed by sustained attention, visual learning and memory, and verbal retention and recall. Adjustment difficulties were greatest in the domains of self, followed by domains of health, school, and family. Significant association was found between the IQ and adjustment in school; visual learning and memory and adjustments in school and overall adjustment; and sustained attention and adjustment of health. Conclusions: Dissociative children have poor cognitive ability which may be related to poor adjustment scores.
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- Rajeev Ranjan
- Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Howell KH, Shapiro DN, Layne CM, Kaplow JB. Individual and psychosocial mechanisms of adaptive functioning in parentally bereaved children. DEATH STUDIES 2015; 39:296-306. [PMID: 25848701 DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2014.951497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The authors examined factors theorized to contribute to adaptive functioning in 56 parentally bereaved children (age 7-13) who had lost their caregiver within the previous 6 months. Adaptive functioning, defined as falling below clinical threshold levels on all measures of depression, posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and internalizing/externalizing symptoms, characterized 57% of the sample. Linear mixed modeling revealed that children in the adaptive functioning group had lower mean scores on avoidant coping and higher mean scores on coping efficacy, religiosity, parental positive reinforcement, and parental empathy. Findings suggest that adaptive functioning following parental loss is related to both child-intrinsic factors and child-extrinsic factors.
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- Kathryn H Howell
- a Department of Psychology , University of Memphis , Memphis , Tennessee , USA
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Bosqui TJ, Shannon C, Tiernan B, Beattie N, Ferguson J, Mulholland C. Childhood trauma and the risk of violence in adulthood in a population with a psychotic illness. J Psychiatr Res 2014; 54:121-5. [PMID: 24694670 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2013] [Revised: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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There are strong links between childhood trauma and the risk of violence (Ford et al., 2007). Despite evidence that people with psychotic disorders are at a higher risk of violence than the general population (Witt et al., 2013) there have been few studies that have examined the trauma-violence link in this population (Spidel et al., 2010). This study explored the association between a history of childhood trauma (abuse, neglect and conflict-related trauma) and the risk of violence in adults with psychotic disorders. The strongest associations with the risk of violence were found for sexual abuse (r = .32, p < .05) and the impact of community conflict (r = .32, p < .05). An accumulative effect of trauma was found using a hierarchical regression (adjusted R(2) = .14, F(2,37) = 4.23, p < .05). There are implications for applying models of violence to psychosis, risk assessment and treatment of people with psychotic disorders as well as informing trauma models and protective factors for children in conflict-affected regions.
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- Tania Josiane Bosqui
- School of Psychology, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, UK.
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- School of Psychology, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, UK
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- School of Psychology, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Shannon Clinic, Regional Forensic Unit, Knockbracken Health Care Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Shannon Clinic, Regional Forensic Unit, Knockbracken Health Care Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Howell KH, Kaplow JB, Layne CM, Benson MA, Compas BE, Katalinski R, Pasalic H, Bosankic N, Pynoos R. Predicting adolescent posttraumatic stress in the aftermath of war: Differential effects of coping strategies across trauma reminder, loss reminder, and family conflict domains. ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING 2014; 28:88-104. [DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2014.910596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Kaplow JB, Shapiro DN, Wardecker BM, Howell KH, Abelson JL, Worthman CM, Prossin AR. Psychological and environmental correlates of HPA axis functioning in parentally bereaved children: preliminary findings. J Trauma Stress 2013; 26:233-40. [PMID: 23526635 PMCID: PMC5790317 DOI: 10.1002/jts.21788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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This study examined bereaved children's HPA-axis functioning (cortisol awakening response; CAR) in relation to psychological distress, coping, and surviving parents' grief reactions. Participants included 38 children (20 girls) with recent parental loss (previous 6 months) and 28 of their surviving caregivers (23 women) who were assessed using self-report instruments and in-person, semistructured interviews. Interviews involved discussions about the child's thoughts and feelings related to the loss. Participants provided 3 saliva samples at home (awakening, 30 minutes later, and evening) over 3 successive days, beginning on the day following the interview. Results show a significant relation between dampening of the child's Day 1 CAR and more symptoms of anxiety (r = -.45), depression (r = -.40), posttraumatic stress (r = -.45), and maladaptive grief (r = -.43), as well as higher levels of avoidant coping (r = -.53). Higher levels of parental maladaptive grief were also associated (r = -.47) with a dampening of the child's Day 1 CAR. Our results raise the possibility that blunted CAR may be a result of accumulating allostatic load and/or a result of emotionally challenging events (discussions regarding the deceased) and their subsequent processing (or lack thereof) within the family, which may be particularly stressful for those bereaved children experiencing high levels of psychological distress, avoidant coping, and parental maladaptive grief.
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- Julie B. Kaplow
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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