Epidemiological investigation of mental disorders of children in Reykjavík, Iceland
Abstract.— A representative sample of 1100 children aged 5–15 years in Reykjavík was investigated with the WISC test, the Rorschach test, and an extensive semistructured interview with the mothers. The purpose of the investigation was to estimate the frequency of mental disorders in the population o...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1467-9450.1974.tb00584.x 2024-06-02T08:09:12+00:00 Epidemiological investigation of mental disorders of children in Reykjavík, Iceland BJÖRNSSON, SIGURJÓN 1974 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9450.1974.tb00584.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1467-9450.1974.tb00584.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1467-9450.1974.tb00584.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Scandinavian Journal of Psychology volume 15, issue 1, page 244-254 ISSN 0036-5564 1467-9450 journal-article 1974 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9450.1974.tb00584.x 2024-05-03T10:57:00Z Abstract.— A representative sample of 1100 children aged 5–15 years in Reykjavík was investigated with the WISC test, the Rorschach test, and an extensive semistructured interview with the mothers. The purpose of the investigation was to estimate the frequency of mental disorders in the population of children in Reykjavík, and their socioeconomic and educational correlates. The percentage of severely disordered children for the different mental health variables ranged from 11.8% to 30.8%. No significant differences were found as to age and sex. Most clearly associated with mental health were the parents' educational level, occupational status of father, the maternal attitudes of warmth and emotional involvment and the child's IQ and school achievement. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Reykjavík Reykjavík Wiley Online Library Reykjavík Scandinavian Journal of Psychology 15 1 244 254 |
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Abstract.— A representative sample of 1100 children aged 5–15 years in Reykjavík was investigated with the WISC test, the Rorschach test, and an extensive semistructured interview with the mothers. The purpose of the investigation was to estimate the frequency of mental disorders in the population of children in Reykjavík, and their socioeconomic and educational correlates. The percentage of severely disordered children for the different mental health variables ranged from 11.8% to 30.8%. No significant differences were found as to age and sex. Most clearly associated with mental health were the parents' educational level, occupational status of father, the maternal attitudes of warmth and emotional involvment and the child's IQ and school achievement. |
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Epidemiological investigation of mental disorders of children in Reykjavík, Iceland |
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Epidemiological investigation of mental disorders of children in Reykjavík, Iceland |
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Epidemiological investigation of mental disorders of children in Reykjavík, Iceland |
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