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EPA-0844 - Emotional and Cognitive Development in Children in Foster and Institutional Care - Longitudinal Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

R. Ptacek ,
H. Kuzelova ,
J. Raboch ,
L. Myskova ,
L. Celedova  and
R. Cevela
R. Ptacek
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, First Faculty of Medicine Charles University, Prague 2, Czech Republic
H. Kuzelova
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, First Faculty of Medicine Charles University, Prague 2, Czech Republic
J. Raboch
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, First Faculty of Medicine Charles University, Prague 2, Czech Republic
L. Myskova
Affiliation:
Department of Education, Charles University, Prague 2, Czech Republic
L. Celedova
Affiliation:
Department of Assessment Medicine, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Prague 2, Czech Republic
R. Cevela
Affiliation:
Department of Assessment Medicine, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Prague 2, Czech Republic

Abstract

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Introduction:

Cognitive and emotional development of children is closely related to the environment, where they live. It is supposed that children in foster care or institutional care may be exposed to long-time changes in development and can show significant growth and developmental delays.

Methods:

We have conducted 2 years longitudinal study of children in foster care (n = 70), in institutional care - D (n = 50) and in functional biological families (n = 50). We have evaluated the stage of cognitive and emotional development at the beginning and the end of the 2 years period.

Results:

The results of the presented study showed that emotional and cognitive development of children in institutional care is comparing to other groups statistically significantly slower than in children in foster care and functional biological families (p, 0.01). Children in foster care show similar development progress to children in biological families.

Conclusion:

The results of the study propose that children institutional may show developmental delays due to absence of individual contact with a care giver, while foster care may be in cases of necessity acceptable substitution of biological family.

The study was supported by J&T Foundation.

Type
E06 - e-Poster Oral Session 06: Child Psychiatry and Personality Disorders
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 29 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 22nd European Congress of Psychiatry , 2014 , pp. 1
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2014
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