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Paternal psychopathological risk and psychological functioning in children with eating disorders and Disruptive Behavior Disorder.
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Psychiatry Research . Aug2017, Vol. 254, p60-66. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Several studies demonstrated that maternal psychopathological risk is related to child’s maladjustment, but until recently research has relatively neglected fathers. Disruptive Behavior Disorder (DBD) and Eating disorders (ED) have a large prevalence during childhood but a few studies have focused on their association with paternal psychopathological risk. One-hundred and thirty-nine children and their fathers were recruited from pediatric hospitals and outpatient clinics and paired with a healthy control group (CG). Fathers were administered the SCL-90/R and the CBCL 6–18 to assess: 1) psychopathological risk of fathers of children with DBD, ED and CG; 2) significant differences between ED and DBD fathers’ psychopathological profiles; and 3) associations between specific fathers’ psychopathological symptoms and children’s emotional-behavioral problems. Fathers of children with ED showed a higher psychopathological risk than fathers of DBD offspring. Children with DBD showed higher externalizing symptoms. Paternal hostility was associated with internalizing problems in children with DBD. Paternal hostility showed a non-significant but clinically interesting association with internalizing problems in DBD children; interpersonal sensitivity was associated with internalizing problems in ED children. This study can constitute a contribution to a better understanding of the clinical characteristics of fathers of children with DBD and ED. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01651781
- Volume :
- 254
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Psychiatry Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 123866796
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.04.046