Prevalence of behavioral problems in school going children

被引：15

作者：

Gupta I. ^{[1
,2
]}

Verma M. ^{[1
]}

Singh T. ^{[1
]}

Gupta V. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Depts. of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana

[2] Woodville South, SA 5011, 4/29, Woodville Road

来源：

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics | 2001年 / 68卷 / 4期

关键词：

Behavioral problems in children; Child guidance clinics; Mental health; Rutter B scale;

D O I：

10.1007/BF02721837

中图分类号：

学科分类号：

摘要：

The study was conducted on 957 school children using Rutter B scale which was to be completed by the class teachers in Ludhiana, India. One hundred and forty-one children (14.6%) scored more than 9 points and were included in the second part of the study. An equal number of sex matched children scoring less than 9 points served as controls. Both these groups were called for an interview with a child psychiatrist along with their parents. Only 117 and 124 children turned up and were included in the analysis. Based on the screening instrument results and parental interview, 45.6% of the children were estimated to have behavioural problems, of which 36.5% had significant problems. It was noticed that neither the screening instrument nor the interview was able to detect all the problems. Scholastic under-achievement was found to be associated with maximum problems. Scholastic under-achievement can be a useful starting point of identifying children with behavioural problems. Close cooperation between school teachers, parents, and health care providers is essential to ensure healthy development of children. [Indian J Pediatr 2001 ; 68 (4) : 323-326].

引用

页码：323 / 326

页数：3

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