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EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH HIV: A STUDY WITH THE YOUTH SELF REPORT AND THE CHILD BEHAVIOUR CHECKLIST

Lisete dos Santos Mendes Monico, Luiza Nobre-Lima, Diana Arraiol, Francisco Rafael de Araujo Rodrigues, Helder Meireles Cardeira

First published: 2014https://doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2014/B11/S1.019View metrics

Abstract

Children and adolescents with HIV are prone to neurological and psychological problems, not only due to the drugs they take, but also because of stigma, prejudice and discrimination that this disease frequently involves (New, Lee, & Elliot, 2007). Studies show that they present more behavioural and learning problems and reveal attention deficit (Armstrong et al., 1993; Brouwers et al., 1998). The main goal of this study was to assess emotional and behavioural problems of children and adolescents infected with HIV, those perceived by themselves and by their parents. The sample is composed of 15 children and adolescents with HIV (8 to 17 years old; 11 boys and 4 girls; M = 11.73 years old; SD = 3.43), recruited from the Infectious Diseases Consultation of the Portuguese Pediatric Hospital. Their parents completed the Child Behaviour Checklist (Achenbach, 1991) and adolescents answered the Youth Self Report (Achenbach & Edelbrock, 1991). Among the domains assessed (behaviour, opposition/immaturity, aggressiveness, hyperactivity/attention, social problems, depression, somatic complaints, withdrawal, anxiety and obsessive/schizoid), and comparing with normative data, only 26.7% present behavioural problems, particularly in the opposition/immaturity domain. The lowest score was in the anxiety domain. When assessed by parents, adolescents behaviour did not significantly differ from childrens’ behaviour. Results are discussed considering prevention and intervention in the mental health of children and adolescents with HIV, since emotional and behavioural problems can affect adaptation to the disease.

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Title
EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH HIV: A STUDY WITH THE YOUTH SELF REPORT AND THE CHILD BEHAVIOUR CHECKLIST
Authors
Lisete dos Santos Mendes Monico, Luiza Nobre-Lima, Diana Arraiol, Francisco Rafael de Araujo Rodrigues, Helder Meireles Cardeira
Proceedings
Proceedings of 1st International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference on Social Sciences and Arts SGEM2014
Publisher
STEF92 Technology
Year
2014
Pages
137-144
SWS Citekey
Monico20146137144
ISSN
2367-5659
ISBN
978-619-7105-22-3
Language
en
Publication type
Proceedings Paper
Keywords
HIVchildrenadolescentsemotional problemsbehavioural problems
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