Domestic violence and risk for mental health in childhood and adolescence/Violencia domestica e risco para problemas de saude mental em criancas e adolescentes
Literature shows that experiencing domestic violence in childhood and young adulthood is a risk for the development of psychopathology. This study used the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and found a prevalence of 65.5% of possibility of mental health problems in children and adolesce...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Psicologia, reflexão e crítica reflexão e crítica, 2015-04, Vol.28 (2), p.213 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Literature shows that experiencing domestic violence in childhood and young adulthood is a risk for the development of psychopathology. This study used the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and found a prevalence of 65.5% of possibility of mental health problems in children and adolescents (4-16 years old) who were victims of domestic violence followed in Referral Services in a Brazilian city. The result found was considered high when compared to the general population. Domestic violence was observed as a risk factor for mental health problems among the studied children and adolescents, aggravated by caregivers' alcoholism or unemployment. No effective protective factors were found, mainly regarding the protection network. These results indicate the need for reassessing the effectiveness of specific programs in the areas of mental health and domestic violence. Keywords: Mental health, prevalence, risk and protective factor, domestic violence, SDQ. A literatura demonstra que sofrer violencia domestica na infancia e juventude e um risco para o desenvolvimento das psicopatologias. Este estudo utilizou o Strenghts and Difficulties Questionnarie (SDQ) e encontrou prevalencia de 65,5% de possibilidades de problemas de saude mental em criancas e adolescentes (4-16 anos), vitimas de violencia domestica, acompanhados em Servicos de Referencia, todos residentes em um municipio brasileiro. O resultado encontrado foi considerado elevado, se comparado a populacao geral. A violencia domestica foi observada como fator de risco para problemas de saude mental nas criancas e adolescentes estudados, agravada pelo uso preocupante de bebida alcoolica pelo responsavel, ou este estar fora do processo produtivo. Nao foram encontrados fatores de protecao efetivos, principalmente em relacao a rede de protecao. Esses resultados sinalizam a necessidade de implementacao de mecanismos que avaliem a efetividade de programas especificos nas areas de saude mental e violencia domestica. Palavras-chave: Saude mental, prevalencia, fator de risco e protecao, violencia domestica, SDQ. |
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ISSN: | 0102-7972 |
DOI: | 10.1590/1678-7153.201528201 |