Titre du document / Document title

Russian child mental health: A cross-sectional study of prevalence and risk factors

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

GOODMAN Robert ⁽¹⁾ ; SLOBODSKAYA Helena ⁽²⁾ ; KNYAZEV Gennadij ⁽²⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Box PO85,Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, ROYAUME-UNI
⁽²⁾ State Research Institute of Physiology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academyof Medical Sciences, Novosibirsk 630117, RUSSIE, FEDERATION DE

Résumé / Abstract

Background The fall of communism and subsequent economic crises have been followed by major social and health problems. High rates of child mental health problems are frequently cited by the Russian media, though there is little relevant evidence. Aims The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and associations of child mental health problems in Russia using internationally recognised measures and diagnostic systems. Method A two-stage, two-phase cross-sectional survey of the mental health of 7- to 14-year-olds involved random sampling of schools, followed by random sampling of pupils from school lists. A sample of 448 children was obtained, representing an 83 % participation rate. In the first phase, screening measures of psychopathology and risk were administered to parents, teachers and 11- to 14-year-olds. In the second phase, more detailed psychiatric assessments were carried out for subgroups of screen-positive and screen-negative children (N= 172). Results The prevalence of psychiatric disorder was about 70 % higher than that recently found in Britain with comparable measures, but there were few differences between Britain and Russia in type of disorder or key risk factors. Conclusion There is a pressing need for evidence-based mental health treatments to be made widely available to Russian children and adolescents.

Revue / Journal Title

European child & adolescent psychiatry   ISSN 1018-8827 

Source / Source

2005, vol. 14, n^o1, pp. 28-33 [6 page(s) (article)] (27 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Springer, Heidelberg, ALLEMAGNE  (1992) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Human ; Eurasia ; Adolescent ; Preadolescent ; School age ; Child ; Russian Federation ; Public health ; Mental health ; Epidemiology ; Prevalence ; Risk factor ; Mental disorder ; Cross sectional study ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Homme ; Eurasie ; Adolescent ; Préadolescent ; Age scolaire ; Enfant ; Fédération de Russie ; Santé publique ; Santé mentale ; Epidémiologie ; Prévalence ; Facteur risque ; Trouble psychiatrique ; Etude transversale ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Hombre ; Eurasia ; Adolescente ; Preadolescente ; Edad escolar ; Niño ; Federación de Rusia ; Salud pública ; Salud mental ; Epidemiología ; Prevalencia ; Factor riesgo ; Trastorno psiquiátrico ; Estudio transversal ;

Mots-clés d'auteur / Author Keywords

Russia -epidemiology ; child and adolescent mental health ; risk factors ; prevalence ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 26723, 35400012937414.0040