PubMed · 3726014
Psychological deviance in children attending general practice.
Abstract
Parental questionnaires identified 22% of children aged 7-12 years attending 8 general practices as psychologically deviant. Most attended for physical complaints. A comparison with general population rates showed that deviant children were over-represented among surgery attenders, particularly in the more socially advantaged areas. This finding may be explained through an excess of somatic symptoms in deviant children; increased parental concern about the child's health as an extension of concern about his behaviour; family stress. These possibilities are discussed.
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M E Garralda, D Bailey. 1986. Psychological deviance in children attending general practice.. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700009259
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