Abstract |
The aim of the study was to describe the sociodemographic and clinical features of the mothers and their offspring staying with them in prison. The study was planned as a cross-sectional, single-center study of mothers residing in Tarsus Closed Women's Prison of Turkish Ministry of Justice along with their 0 to 6 years old offspring. Mothers were evaluated via Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders. A psychologist blind to maternal evaluations applied the Denver Developmental Screening Test II (DII-DST). Children/mothers were also evaluated by a child and adolescent psychiatrist via K-SADS-PL. Twenty-four mothers with a mean age of 29.3 years were included. Most common diagnoses in mothers were nicotine abuse (n = 17, 70.8%), specific phobia (n = 8, 33.3%), alcohol abuse (n = 7, 29.2%) and substance abuse (n = 5, 20.8%). Twenty-six children (53.9% female) were living with their mothers in prison, and the mean age of those was 26.3 months. Results of the D-II-DST were abnormal in 33.3% of the children. Most common diagnoses in children were adjustment disorder (n = 7, 26.9%) separation anxiety disorder (n = 3, 11.5%) and conduct disorder (n = 2, 7.7%). A multi-center study is necessary to reach that neglected/under-served population and address the inter-generational transmission of abuse, neglect, and psychopathology.
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Authors | Meryem Ozlem Kutuk, Ebru Altintas, Ali Evren Tufan, Gulen Guler, Betul Aslan, Nurgul Aytan, Ozgur Kutuk |
Journal | Scientific reports
(Sci Rep)
Vol. 8
Issue 1
Pg. 1856
(01 30 2018)
ISSN: 2045-2322 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 29382903
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Child of Impaired Parents
(psychology, statistics & numerical data)
- Child, Preschool
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Developmental Disabilities
(diagnosis, epidemiology, psychology)
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Mothers
(psychology, statistics & numerical data)
- Prisons
- Psychometrics
(methods)
- Turkey
(epidemiology)
- Young Adult
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