Prevalence of Mental Disorder in Military Children and Adolescents: Findings from a Two-Stage Community Survey - 10/09/19
ABSTRACT |
Objective |
Because previous reports have suggested that children of military families are at greater risk for psychopathology, this study examines the levels of psychopathology in an epidemiological community sample of military children all living on a military post.
Method |
Standardized psychopathology rating scales and a structured diagnostic interview (the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children [DISC], version 2.1) were used in a multimethod, multistage survey; 294 six- to seventeen-year-old military children and their parents participated in the study.
Results |
Parent- and child-administered structured DSM-III-R DISC interviews indicated that children’s levels of psychopathology were at levels consistent with studies of other normal samples. In addition, parents’ and children’s symptom checklist ratings of children were at national norms, as were parents’ ratings of their own symptoms.
Conclusion |
Overall results do not support the notion that levels of psychopathology are greatly increased in military children. Further studies of military families should address the effects of rank and socioeconomic status, housing, and the current impact of life stressors on the parents as well as the children, in order to avoid drawing erroneous conclusions about parts or all of the military community.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, Child Behavior Checklist, military children, military families, prevalence, mental disorder, psychopathology
| The opinions and assertions contained in this paper are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, or the Department of the Army. The authors gratefully acknowledge the scientific contributions of Leora Rosen, Ph.D., John Newby, D.S.W., Alisa Michaels, Ph.D., and Ruth Ann Irwin, Ph.D., in the execution of this study. |
Vol 34 - N° 11
P. 1514-1524 - novembre 1995 Retour au numéro
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