Mental health problems of adolescents as reported by their caregivers

Roberts, Robert E.; Alegrı́a, Margarita; Roberts, Catherine Ramsay; Chen, Irene Ger

doi:10.1007/bf02287324

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“…Using rating scales on various dimensions of psychological functioning, there was little difference in youth reports across ethnic groups. However, minority parents reported substantially fewer problems in their children than did majority group parents (Roberts et al, 2005a;2005b). These results suggest that using only youth reports may in part minimize the effects of response bias across groups.…”

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confidence: 76%

“…As noted by Roberts et al (1998), a substantial proportion of studies through 1996 relied on either parent or youth report, but not both. And while there is argument that data from multiple informants is desirable, many studies have demonstrated considerable discordance in parent-child reports of psychopathology (Roberts et al, 2005a;2005b), so much so that a number of authors have presented results separately by informant. We should note that our overall prevalence for the past year was 17.1%, highly comparable to rates for 9-17 year olds in Puerto Rico (17.3%) and the Great Smoky Mountains Study (17.7%), as reported by Canino et al (2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Comorbidity of substance use disorders and other psychiatric disorders among adolescents: Evidence from an epidemiologic survey

Roberts

Roberts²,

Xing

2007

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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This paper extends our knowledge of comorbidity of substance use disorders (SUDs) and other psychiatric disorders by examining comorbidity of specific types of SUDs and risk of comorbidity separately for abuse and dependence. The research question is whether there is specificity of risk for comorbidity for different SUDs and whether greater comorbidity is associated with dependence. Data are presented from a probability sample of 4,175 youths aged 11-17 assessed with the NIMH DISC-IV and self-administered questionnaires. SUDs outcomes are alcohol, marijuana and other substances in past year. Mean number of other comorbid disorders ranged from 1.9 for marijuana abuse to 2.2 for other substance abuse and 1.9 for marijuana dependence to 2.8 for other substance dependence. None of the abuse SUDs does not increase risk of anxiety disorders, but dependence does. Both abuse and dependence increased risk of comorbid mood disorders. Similar results were observed for disruptive disorders. Patterns of comorbidity varied by substance, by abuse versus dependence, and by category of other psychiatric disorders. In general, there was greater association of comorbidity with other disorders for dependence vs. abuse. Marijuana is somewhat less associated with other disorders than alcohol or other substances. The strongest association is for comorbid disruptive disorders, regardless of SUD category. Having SUDs and comorbid other psychiatric disorders was associated with substantial functional impairment. Females with SUDs tended to have higher rates of comorbid disorders, as did older youths. There were no differences observed among ethnic groups. When comorbidity of SUDs with other disorders was examined, controlling for other non-SUDs disorders for each specific disorder examined, the greater odds for dependence versus abuse essentially disappeared for all disorders except disruptive disorders, suggesting larger number of comorbid non-SUDs in part account for the observed effects for dependence.

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confidence: 76%

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confidence: 99%

Comorbidity of substance use disorders and other psychiatric disorders among adolescents: Evidence from an epidemiologic survey

Roberts

Roberts²,

Xing

2007

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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137

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“…Evidence is mounting that caregiver perceptions strongly influence the identification of child mental health disorders, appraisals of need, and help-seeking processes (e.g., Bussing et al 2003b;Roberts et al 2005;Yeh et al 2005). In these areas of research, it may be that caregivers' perceptions of the severity of their child's internalizing symptoms and the extent to which they experience them as straining may remain important even if others' perceptions of child internalizing symptoms do not relate significantly to caregiver strain.…”

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Measurement Quality of the Caregiver Strain Questionnaire-Short Form 7 (CGSQ-SF7)

Brannan

Athay

Andrade

2012

Adm Policy Ment Health

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This study examined the measurement quality of an abbreviated version of the Caregiver Strain Questionnaire. The CGSQ-Short Form 7 (CGSQ-SF7) is practical for routine assessment of objective and subjective internalized caregiver strain. The subjective externalized subscale is not included in the CGSQ-SF7. Findings indicate that the reliability and validity of the shortened objective and subjective internalized subscales are comparable to the original. Examination of construct validity suggested that caregiver, youth, and clinician ratings of child clinical severity were related to objective caregiver strain. However, youth and clinician ratings of child clinical severity were not related to subjective internalized caregiver strain.

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“…Researchers have demonstrated that parents from different cultures often have varying thresholds for differentiating normal from abnormal child behavior, and that parents are likely to seek help only after the behavior is perceived as being abnormal (Lambert et al, 1992;Roberts, Alegría, Boberts, & Chen, 2005;Weisz et al, 1988). In studies comparing different ethnic/cultural groups with regard to problem recognition for ADHD, a measure of differential thresholds should be employed.…”

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Service Utilization among Ethnic Minority Children with ADHD: A Model of Help-Seeking Behavior

Eiraldi

Mazzuca

Clarke

et al. 2006

Adm Policy Ment Health

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Despite a significant increase in the number of children and adolescents who receive clinical services for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), there is still a considerable level of unmet need. Children of ethnic minority status continue to lag well behind their non-minority counterparts in the rate of diagnosis and treatment for the disorder. Racial/ethnic disparities in service use are the result of a combination of access barriers and individual, cultural, and societal factors. The ADHD Help-Seeking Behavior Model is proposed as a framework for understanding factors that may be predictive of service use. Variables specific to ADHD and ethnic-minority populations are integrated within the framework of a four-stage pathway model encompassing problem recognition, decision to seek help, service selection, and service use. The authors argue that by systematically addressing factors related to service use for each ethnic minority group, more effective intervention initiatives can be developed to improve identification and treatment for ADHD among underserved children.

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Mental health problems of adolescents as reported by their caregivers

Cited by 81 publications

References 44 publications

Comorbidity of substance use disorders and other psychiatric disorders among adolescents: Evidence from an epidemiologic survey

Comorbidity of substance use disorders and other psychiatric disorders among adolescents: Evidence from an epidemiologic survey

Measurement Quality of the Caregiver Strain Questionnaire-Short Form 7 (CGSQ-SF7)

Service Utilization among Ethnic Minority Children with ADHD: A Model of Help-Seeking Behavior

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