Afdrif barna á Íslandi sem eru ættleidd erlendis frá

• Main Authors: Málfríður Lorange, Kristín Kristmundsdóttir, Guðmundur Skarphéðinsson, Björg Sigríður Hermannsdóttir, Linda Björk Oddsdóttir, Dagbjörg B. Sigurðardóttir
• Other Authors: BUGL, Landspitali The National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Læknafélag Íslands, Læknafélag Reykjavíkur 2012
• Subjects: Ættleidd börn; Adoption; Affective Symptoms; Age Factors; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Checklist; Child Abuse; Child Behavior; Child Behavior Disorders; Child Development Disorders; Pervasive; Child; Institutionalized; Preschool; Humans; Iceland; Infant; Infant Behavior; Institutionalization; Internationality; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Questionnaires; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Smella
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2336/222091

Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn View/Open Allur texti - Full text OBJECTIVE: In recent years a number of children have been adopted to Iceland. The aim of our study was to evaluate which factors may affect their mental and behavioural health. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Information was collected on the health of internationally adopted children in Iceland as well as on pre-adoptive risk factors. This was done using a survey developed by Dr. Dana Johnson from the International Adoption Project at the University of Minnesota in the United States. Other questionnaires include the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), Strenghts and Difficulties Questionnaires (SDQ), Attention Deficit/Hyper activity Rating Scale (ADHD-RS-IV) and Austism Spectrum Screening Questionaire (ASSQ). For the comparative analysis data from the general population was used. RESULTS: Children adopted after 18 months of age and who have been institutionalised for 18 months or more showed higher risk for ADHD symptoms and behavioral and emotional problems than the general population. In addition, those who were subject to severe emotional neglect had significantly higher scores on CBCL, SDQ and ADHD-RS. A trend was seen between risk factors and scores on ASSQ. Children adopted before 12 months of age scored within the normal range on all questionnaires. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that children adopted after 18 months of age are at risk of psychopathological difficulties. These results emphasize the importance of early adoption and of minimizing the time spent in an institution. Inngangur: Undanfarin ár hafa allmörg börn verið ættleidd til Íslands. Markmið rannsóknarinnar var að kanna hvaða áhættuþættir geta haft áhrif á andlega líðan og hegðun barna ættleiddra erlendis frá. Efniviður og aðferðir: Upplýsingum var safnað um áhættuþætti fyrir ættleiðingu, andlega líðan og hegðunarvanda hjá börnum ættleiddum erlendis frá. Notaður var yfirgripsmikill spurningalisti um þetta efni sem var þróaður af ...