Factors Associated with the Referral of Anxious Children to Mental Health Care: the Influence of Family Functioning, Parenting, Parental Anxiety and Child Impairment

Jongerden, L.; Simon, Ellin; Bodden, Denise; Dirksen, Carmen D.; Bögels, Susan M.

doi:10.1002/mpr.1457

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“…Notably, several recognition barriers were anxiety specific, including the perception that anxiety is a personality trait or common childhood experience and the role of parents’ own experience (or lack of experience) of anxiety. Indeed, complexities surrounding the role of parental anxiety indicated here help account for discrepant findings across studies examining child mental health service use, with evidence indicating both the potential positive [25] and negative [26] impact of parental anxiety on child service use.…”

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Barriers and facilitators to parents seeking and accessing professional support for anxiety disorders in children: qualitative interview study

Reardon

Harvey

Young

et al. 2018

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health disorders experienced by children, but only a minority of these children access professional help. Understanding the difficulties parents face seeking support for child anxiety disorders could inform targeted interventions to improve treatment access. The aims of the study were to identify barriers and facilitators to seeking and accessing professional support for child anxiety disorders, and ways to minimise these barriers. A qualitative interview study was conducted with parents of 16 children (aged 7–11 years) with anxiety disorders identified through screening in schools. Barriers and facilitators were identified in relation to four distinct stages in the help-seeking process: parents recognising the anxiety difficulty, parents recognising the need for professional support, parents contacting professionals, and families receiving professional support. Barriers and facilitators at each stage related to the child’s difficulties, the role of the parent, and parent perceptions of professionals and services. Findings illustrate the need (1) for readily available tools to help parents and professionals identify clinically significant anxiety in children, (2) to ensure that families and professionals can easily access guidance on the help-seeking process and available support, and (3) to ensure existing services offer sufficient provision for less severe difficulties that incorporates direct support for parents.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1007/s00787-018-1107-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Barriers and facilitators to parents seeking and accessing professional support for anxiety disorders in children: qualitative interview study

Reardon

Harvey

Young

et al. 2018

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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“…Other research established a cutoff of 8, (sensitivity 77%, speci city 82%) as a screener for panic disorder, social anxiety phobia and PTSD [25]. GAD-7 scores were totaled and classi ed as minimal (0-4), mild (5-9), moderate (10)(11)(12)(13)(14) and severe (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21) [24], and strati ed into two groups (< 8 or > 8) as a cut-off for panic disorder and social anxiety phobia [25].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…While severe COVID-19 in children is less frequent than in adults [12], the mental health of children may be disproportionately affected by changes in their routines, reduction in social contact and anxiety. With the recent evidence on how parental anxiety can cause anxiety disorders in children [13,14] and reports on the psychological impact of COVID-19 on adults, the mental well-being of children should not be ignored. Parent and teacher observations are important in screening children for emotional disorders [15,16].…”

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Assessing the Influence of Parental Anxiety on Child Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United Arab Emirates

Saddik

Hussein

Albanna

et al. 2020

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Background: Studies have investigated the psychosocial impact of infectious disease outbreaks in adults; however, there is limited information on the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and the general UAE community. The aim of this study was to explore anxiety levels among parents, teachers and the general community amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the UAE, as well as to identify emotional and anxiety disorders in children. Methods: Using a web-based cross-sectional survey we collected data from 2,200 self-selected, assessed volunteers. Demographic information, knowledge and beliefs about COVID-19, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) using the (GAD-7) scale , emotional problems in children using the strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ), worry and fear about COVID-19, coping mechanisms and general health information were collected. Results: The overall prevalence of GAD in the general population was 71% with younger people (59.8%) and females (51.7%) reporting highest levels of anxiety. Parents who were teachers reported the highest percentage of emotional problems in children (26.7%). Multivariate logistic regression for GAD-7 scores showed that being female, reporting high levels of worry associated with COVID-19, intention to take the COVID-19 vaccine and smoking were associated with higher levels of anxiety. Multivariate logistic regression for SDQ showed that parents with severe anxiety were seven times more likely to report emotional problems in their children than less anxious parents.Conclusions: This study is among the first to report the psychological impact of COVID-19 among adults and children in the UAE, and to highlight the significant association between parental and child anxiety. Findings suggest the urgency for policy makers to develop effective screening and coping strategies for parents and especially children.

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“…Schools can conduct periodic psychological health surveys on students by issuing questionnaires to keep abreast of the student s 'psychological status and their family situation. The interference of anxiety on the daily lives of children and adolescents is the main motivation for seeking psychological counseling and treatment [20], providing one-on-one online psychological counseling and difficulty assistance to students with anxiety symptoms. Especially for junior and senior students in the third grade, professional psychotherapists can also organize online mental health meetings for students, impart relevant psychological knowledge, prevent students' psychological problems, and help students improve self-regulation and problem coping ability.…”

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An Analysis of the Influence of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic on Middle School Students' Mental Health

Zhang¹,

Wang²,

Wang³

et al. 2020

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Objective: To explore the psychological health status of middle school students in China during the recent epidemic outbreak of “Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia” (NCP) and its influencing factors, and to provide a basis and suggestions for the adjustment of mental health of middle school students during the epidemic. Methods: A total of 2,007 middle school students were randomly selected nationwide to fill out a questionnaire. The questionnaire included basic personal and family information, life status and family relations during the epidemic, attitudes and pressures in the face of the epidemic, created by Chinese professor Zung. The anxiety self-assessment scale (SAS) compiled by SPSS statistical analysis software was used for data analysis to explore the changes in mental health during the epidemic. Results: Of the 2,007 valid questionnaires, according to the data using the self-rating anxiety scale, 424 students had anxiety, accounting for 21.1% of the total number; anxiety level of boys was higher than that of girls, and the anxiety level increased as the grade level increased. The student's personality, grade level, problem-solving methods, awareness and attention to the epidemic, parents' educational background, marital status, and family economic status all had an impact on the student's psychological status during the epidemic.Conclusion: The Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia epidemic has a great impact on the mental health of some middle school students. Family, school and social departments should pay attention to this phenomenon, care for their mental health, and take reasonable measures to actively intervene.

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Factors Associated with the Referral of Anxious Children to Mental Health Care: the Influence of Family Functioning, Parenting, Parental Anxiety and Child Impairment

Cited by 18 publications

References 49 publications

Barriers and facilitators to parents seeking and accessing professional support for anxiety disorders in children: qualitative interview study

Barriers and facilitators to parents seeking and accessing professional support for anxiety disorders in children: qualitative interview study

Assessing the Influence of Parental Anxiety on Child Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United Arab Emirates

An Analysis of the Influence of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic on Middle School Students' Mental Health

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