Risk Factors for Mental Health Problems in Childhood/Adolescence

• Autor(a) principal: Fatori de Sá, Daniel Graça
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Bordin, Isabel A. Santos, Martin, Denise, Paula, Cristiane S.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Psicologia (Universidade de Brasília. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/17489
• topic: Saúde mental; Fatores de risco; Criança; Adolescente; Estudos transversais; Mental health; Risk factors; Child; Adolescent; Cross-sectional studies

A cross-sectional study was conducted in an urban low-income community in the municipality of Embu-SP with the objective of identifying factors associated with mental health problems of children and adolescents (MHPCA) in a probabilistic sample (N=67, aged 4-17 years). Standardized instruments were applied to mothers: Child Behavior Checklist; WorldSAFE Core Questionnaire (demographics, domestic violence, father/stepfather drunkenness); Self-Report Questionnaire (maternal mental health problems and suicide ideation). The results of this study identified factors statistically related to MPHCA: child/adolescent of male gender and severe physical punishment; maternal suicide ideation and severe physical marital violence; father/stepfather drunkenness. As a result, vulnerable groups with individual/family characteristics identified in this study should have priority in prevention/treatment programs.