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Self-Directedness and Cooperativeness, Psychosocial Dysfunction and Suffering in ESSENCE
- Source :
- The Scientific World Journal, Scientific World Journal; no 416981 (2013), The Scientific World Journal, Vol 2013 (2013)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2013.
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Abstract
- Background. The acronym ESSENCE (Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neurodevelopmental Clinical Examinations) highlights that children seeking clinical treatment are often multiply impaired, thus requiring treatment from several specialties. The aim was to map and relate, on a population level, ESSENCE to two salient predictors of health and adaptation to adversities, namely, Self-Directedness and Cooperativeness and also to dysfunction and suffering.Methods. Participants were twins(N=1892)aged 9 or 12 whose parents were interviewed with the Autism-Tics, ADHD and other Comorbidities inventory (A-TAC), and the Junior Temperament and Character Inventory (J-TCI). The A-TAC was first used to discern four ESSENCE-related screening diagnoses: autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning disabilities, and developmental coordination disorder; second, to quantify dysfunction and suffering in important social areas.Results. ESSENCE symptoms were continuously and categorically associated with deficiency in Self-Directedness and Cooperativeness and higher ratings of dysfunction and suffering. The impact of ESSENCE symptoms on these measures of mental health was found in a milder form in about 16% of all children and in a severe form in about 2%.Conclusion. Therapeutic interventions focusing on Self-Directedness and Cooperativeness might provide a novel method for child psychiatry in its approach to ESSENCE.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Article Subject
Psychological intervention
lcsh:Medicine
Comorbidity
lcsh:Technology
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Risk Factors
Self-directedness
Prevalence
medicine
Child and adolescent psychiatry
Humans
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Affective Symptoms
Cooperative Behavior
lcsh:Science
Child
Psychiatry
General Environmental Science
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Sweden
lcsh:T
lcsh:R
Cooperativeness
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Autism
lcsh:Q
Female
Temperament and Character Inventory
Cognition Disorders
Psychology
Psychosocial
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1537744X and 23566140
- Volume :
- 2013
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Scientific World Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c972b730cdb8070b936a8b7427e04461