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EPA-0845 - Psychopathology 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:
Faculty 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:

Mental development is influenced by the possibility to experience long term and stable relationship with a caregiver. Children in institutional care usually may not have this possibility. There is growing evidence that long term stay in institutional care may substantially influence occurrence of psychopathology symptoms in children.

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 assessed presence and intensity of psychopathology signs at the beginning and the end of the 2 years period.

Results:

The results of the presented study showed that psychopathology significantly persist or develops in children in institutional care, while in children in foster care and biological families tends to reduce. (p, 0.01).

Conclusion:

The results of the study propose that children institutional may be substantially endangered by the higher occurrence of psychopathological symptoms, comparing to foster care and biological families. Foster care thus seems to be more suitable for children's development than the institutional care.

The study was supported by J&T Foundation.

Type
EPW34 - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 3
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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