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Maternal Distress and Discrepancy in Reports of Psychopathology in Chronically Ill Children

Year: 1993

Type: article

Abstract: This article focuses on the relation between maternal distress and mother-child discrepancy in reports of child psychopathology, as assessed by a standardized structured interview. The sample includes 92 chronically ill children (mean age +/- SD = 12.5 +/- 2.7 years). Agreement between mother and child on the presence of any child psychiatric diagnosis was low. Maternal distress was correlated with the number of disorders identified by the mother but not with those identified by the child. Maternal distress was significantly higher in the mothers who identified a disorder but whose children did not. Choice of informant and maternal distress are significant factors in the evaluation of psychopathology.

Source: Psychosomatics

DOI: 10.1016/s0033-3182(93)71825-3

Authors: Emily Harris Canning, Suzanne B. Hanser, Kathryn A. Shade, W. Thomas Boyce

Institutions: Stanford Medicine, Stanford University, University of California, San Francisco

Language: English

Topic: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,000