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F Earls

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PubMed1982

Cultural and national differences in the epidemiology of behavior problems of preschool children.

Results from two epidemiological surveys, one British and the other American, examining the prevalence of behavior problems in preschool children are compared. Using the same interview technique, prevalence rates were found to be similar despite national, cultural and demographic differences. These surveys constitute the first stage in projects to examine the causes and persistence of childhood psychiatric disorder arising during the preschool years. The relevance of this work to anthropology is discussed.

Child Behavior Disorders↗
PubMed1982

Attachment to a special object at the age of three years: behavior and temperament characteristics.

This study attempts to estimate the prevalence rate of attachment to a special object in a total population sample of three-year-olds drawn from an ongoing epidemiologic survey. The significance of object attachment at age three for the development of behavioral disturbance is assessed through two separate measures. Data from parental reports of temperament characteristics and observational codings of play sessions in the home setting are also presented. While the authors conclude that attachment to a special object is not related to behavioral disturbance, certain temperamental and play behavior characteristics were found to be significant.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1982

The future of child psychiatry as a medical discipline.

There is a shortage of child psychiatrists; at the same time, efforts to establish comprehensive care health resources for families and children are increasing. To ensure that child psychiatry keeps pace with broader changes in medical care, the author recommends that the distribution and practices of child psychiatrists be examined and that the therapies used be evaluated. The structural relationships of child psychiatry remaining programs to medical school departments of psychiatry and pediatrics and to the specialty examining boards also need reappraisal. Discussion of these issues within and outside child psychiatry should be stimulating and useful to the field's future.

Child↗
PubMed1980

Prevalence of behavior problems in 3-year-old children. A cross-national replication.

The prevalence of behavior problems in three-year-old children in a rural American community was determined from the reports of mothers. A questionnaire based on a "symptom loading" approach to screening was used. This method was previously used in an epidemiological study of behavior problems in 3-year-olds in London. The present study estimated the prevalence of behavior problems to be slightly less compared with the best estimate in the London study. As in the London study, social class and sex differences were not found to relate significantly to the presence of behavior problems. There were also similarities in the prevalence of individual behavioral items on the questionnaire. A simple parent questionnaire worked as well in a population with different demographic features as it did in the population for which it was originally designed.

Child Behavior Disorders↗
PubMed1979

Experience in primary mental health care.

The author discusses his experience as clinical director of a small mental health unit in a neighborhood health center. Deep-rooted organizational and administrative conflicts resulted in the clinical compromise of this unit's capacity to deliver needed services. Essentially, two recommendations are made to protect and foster the vitality of "primary mental health care." The first is to reduce the organizational complexity that engulfs centers such as the one described. The second is to recognize how vital the community boards of directors are to the quality of care received by patients. Board members must be provided with support and technical assistance by professional advisors and supporting agencies in order to carry out their essential missions.

Boston↗
PubMed1976

The fathers (not the mothers): their importance and influence with infants and young children.

This review is primarily concerned with the behavior and influence of fathers with respect to their infants and children in early childhood as a mediating variable in forms of psychopathology. Three developmental periods are surveyed in relation to what is known of paternal behavior and its influences on the child: pregnancy, infancy, and early childhood. Throughout, it is appreciated that influences may be bidirectional (i.e., father-child and child-father) and that behavior problems in children are usually determined by the coexistence of several factors. The objective here, however, is to examine the father-child relationship specificially as a possible early determinant of behavior deviance in children. Because the literature is sparse, it is necessary to carefully take into account manifestations of paternal behavioral deviance and behavioral deviance of children as they may influence each other.

Age Factors↗