Abstract

CAGICAL DE GREGORIO, Virginia  and  PRIETO-USIA, María. Emotional and behavioral problems in children having siblings with mental disease. Clínica y Salud [online]. 2006, vol.17, n.1, pp.51-68. ISSN 2174-0550.

This study analyzes emotional and behavioral problems in children with siblings who have being diagnosed a mental disease (MD). The sample consisted of 153 children ranging from 4 to 18 years old, 58 of whom had MD siblings and 95 did not -control group. The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL, Achenbach and Edelbrock, 1983) was used to assess behavioral problems. Although none of the mean scores had clinical relevance, significant differences were found between both groups in all scales except in the attention problems scale. Children with MD siblings had more of behavioral problems than children without MD siblings. Differences remain regardless of the age and gender of subjects. The relevance of results and their implications for family therapy are discussed.

Keywords : Siblings; Child and adolescent mental health; Behaviour problems.

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