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dc.contributor.authorGoodyer, I
dc.contributor.authorGermany, E
dc.contributor.authorGowrusankur, Jaya
dc.contributor.authorAltham, P
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-02T12:57:46Z
dc.date.available2010-08-02T12:57:46Z
dc.date.issued1991-05
dc.identifier.citationSocial influences on the course of anxious and depressive disorders in school-age children. 1991, 158:676-84 Br J Psychiatryen
dc.identifier.issn0007-1250
dc.identifier.pmid1860021
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10541/108820
dc.description.abstractIn a follow-up study of 49 children and adolescents with anxious or depressive disorders up to 50% had not recovered. In the 12 months preceding onset there were no social factors which predicted recovery at follow-up. Between onset and follow-up the children were less likely to be exposed to undesirable life events, and significant improvements in maternal confiding relationships were reported. Neither of these improvements predicted the level of recovery at follow-up. Poor recovery is best predicted by moderate to poor friendships after the onset of disorder, particularly for those with a diagnosis of depression. Further confirmation is provided that direct interviewing of children by trained personnel using semistructured schedules is a valid method for determining mental symptoms and perception of recent friendships.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subject.meshAchievement
dc.subject.meshAdolescent
dc.subject.meshAnxiety Disorders
dc.subject.meshChild
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.meshDepressive Disorder
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshFollow-Up Studies
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshLife Change Events
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshPersonality Development
dc.subject.meshPsychiatric Status Rating Scales
dc.subject.meshSocial Adjustment
dc.subject.meshSocial Environment
dc.titleSocial influences on the course of anxious and depressive disorders in school-age children.en
dc.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital.en
dc.identifier.journalThe British Journal of Psychiatryen
html.description.abstractIn a follow-up study of 49 children and adolescents with anxious or depressive disorders up to 50% had not recovered. In the 12 months preceding onset there were no social factors which predicted recovery at follow-up. Between onset and follow-up the children were less likely to be exposed to undesirable life events, and significant improvements in maternal confiding relationships were reported. Neither of these improvements predicted the level of recovery at follow-up. Poor recovery is best predicted by moderate to poor friendships after the onset of disorder, particularly for those with a diagnosis of depression. Further confirmation is provided that direct interviewing of children by trained personnel using semistructured schedules is a valid method for determining mental symptoms and perception of recent friendships.


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