Abstract
Despite the growing numbers of HIV-infeeted sehool-aged ehildren, we know very little about the mental health status of this group. This longitudinal study exarnined the frequeney of psyehological distress symptoms in HIV-infected ehildren between the ages of 6 and 11 years at three time points over aperiod of two and one-half years. Children were assessed using the Dominic, a pictorial instrument that assesses for 7 psyehological distress symptoms of childhood. In addition, farnily and demographie variables were colleeted at Time 1. Children were found to be relatively well-adjusted, with low to moderate incidence of psyehological distress. While there were no significant ehanges in frequeney of psyehological distress symptoms from Time 1 to Time 3, the prevalence of overanxious and depressive symptomatology increased over time. Implications for clinical practice and future research will be discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | HIV Affected and Vulnerable Youth |
| Subtitle of host publication | Prevention Issues and Approaches |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 13-36 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781315821597 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0789008254, 9780789008251 |
| State | Published - Jan 21 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adjustment
- Anxiety
- Deo pression
- HIV-infected children
- Psychological distress
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Professions(all)
- Medicine(all)