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Public Health Rep
Personal Author:
Angel, R J ; Angel, J L
Angel, R J ; Angel, J L Less -
Description:
As family disruption, violence, and the decline of community become more common, an ever-growing number of children are exposed to psychological and social stressors that can lead to serious emotional problems. For many children emotional problems can interfere with normal psychological and social development and can have serious long-term effects. In this study data from a large national survey are used to examine patterns of emotional and physical comorbidity and the uses of general medical and mental health services by children ages 4 to 11. Results indicate that emotional problems are common among children with physical illnesses and that emotional problems increase general medical care use. Emotional problems are clearly exacerbated by factors associated with poverty. The data also show that a larger proportion of children in single-parent than in two-parent families experience emotional problems and use mental health services. We discuss the implications of these findings for general pediatric practice.
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Affective Symptoms Black Or African American Child Child, Preschool Child Health Services Comorbidity Health Status Health Surveys Humans Mexican Americans Poverty Regression Analysis Single Parent Stress, Psychological
Source:
Public Health Rep. 111(2):140-145
Pubmed ID:
8606912
Pubmed Central ID:
PMCnull
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
North America
Collection(s):
Public Health Reports
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urn:sha256:9ac6f907640659230b12357b9d8daa9128807c8ea43f4f072070ff010e89faf2
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/64343/cdc_64343_DS1.pdf
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