Child and Family Factors Influencing the Clinical Referral of Children with Hyperactivity: A Research Note

Woodward, Lianne J.; Dowdney, Linda; Taylor, Eric

doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01533.x

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“…Second, consistent with results of other studies (Woodward, Dowdney, & Taylor, 1997), schools were an integral part of almost every mother's story whose child was in kindergarten or a higher grade and served multiple prominent roles. Schools identified problems for mothers who did not have prior concerns, confirmed existing concerns for others, built maternal concern to the point that mothers determined to seek assistance, were a source of stress, made indirect and direct referrals, and provided services.…”

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Modes of Entry Into Services for Young Children With Disruptive Behaviors

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The authors undertook this study to describe Latina mothers' professional help seeking for their young children's disruptive behaviors. They interviewed 62 Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Dominican first-time help seekers and found four modes of entry: (a) coercion, (b) acceptance of offered referral, (c) responsive and resourceful help seeking subsequent to school reports of behavior problems, and (d) a laborious and convoluted path that was characteristic of 52% of the sample. Schools, maternal and child characteristics, and social network forces played significant roles for all mothers, but the final determinants of service entry varied by the mode of entry followed. Findings suggest that problem labeling is not a necessary precursor to service entry and that direct referrals might effectively shortcut the help-seeking process. Finally, the process that underlies service entry would be described more aptly as a Theory of Affective Action than a Theory of Reasoned Action.

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Modes of Entry Into Services for Young Children With Disruptive Behaviors

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“…Such perceptions are particularly important when considering diagnosis and treatment. For many, a subjective sense of how much a problem is interfering and what type of interference it is causing may affect their decision to request a referral or seek mental health treatment [Garralda and Bailey, 1988;Woodward et al, 1997;Zahner and Daskalakis, 1997]. In general, there may be a reluctance to report impairment or seek treatment if there is concern that such problems may cause embarrassment or shame to oneself or family.…”

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A comparative study of obsessive-compulsive disorder in Costa Rica and the United States

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This study compares the presentation and expression of obsessive-compulsive symptoms between a Latin-American and North American sample. In Costa Rica (CR) and the United States (US), respectively, 26 and 52 affected individuals with early-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were recruited. The Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS), a semi-structured psychiatric interview, and self-report questionnaires were administered. Age of onset and the distribution of OCD across men and women were similar across groups. Both CR and US participants reported obsessions and compulsions, with similar frequencies of symptoms, and contamination, symmetry, and hoarding as the most common symptom subtypes. The US sample had higher YBOCS total severity scores than the Costa Rican group. Similarly, there were significant ethnicity effects for YBOCS compulsion [F(1, 70)=17.88, P<.001] and obsession severity [F(1, 70)=8.78, P<.001], with Caucasians having higher scores than Costa Ricans on both subscales. Comorbidity rates were higher for US Caucasians than Costa Ricans for all disorders; differences were significant for mood disorders [64.7% versus 34.6%], alcohol use [21.3% versus 3.8%], cannabis use disorders [19.1% versus 0%], and other substance use disorders [39.4% versus 0%]. Regression analyses revealed that ethnicity, trait anxiety, and proband status were the only significant predictors of total YBOCS severity. Findings suggest that the core phenotype of OCD is the same in both CR and the US, and perhaps biologically driven. However some features of OCD, such as impairment, may be culturally influenced, leading to differences in prevalence rates and treatment utilization.

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“…However, few, if any studies have investigated paternal and maternal perceptions of child−parent relationships in community samples of school-age children with ADHD symptoms, who were followed up from preschool. As clinic-referred cases of hyperactivity have been differentiated from community-identified cases of hyperactivity by less optimal parenting practices (Woodward et al 1997), a community sample was chosen to identify the parenting correlates of ADHD symptoms given the potential bias associated with clinic referral.…”

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Predictors of Boys’ ADHD Symptoms from Early to Middle Childhood: The Role of Father–Child and Mother–Child Interactions

Keown

2011

J Abnorm Child Psychol

101

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This prospective 3 year longitudinal study investigated preschool paternal and maternal parenting predictors of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) in a community sample of 93 school-age boys. Participants were recruited on the basis of inattention-hyperactivity at age 4 and fathers and mothers were observed interacting with their sons. Teachers, fathers, and mothers reported children's ADHD symptoms and impairment. Results from dimensional analysis showed that less observed paternal sensitivity and maternal positive regard predicted higher levels of inattentiveness in middle childhood, and that intrusive paternal behavior was predictive of hyperactive-impulsive behavior at school. In categorical analysis, less maternal warmth and sensitivity were predictive of later ADHD. These predictions held after statistical adjustment for the effects of preschool ADHD behaviors and conduct problems. At follow-up, parents of boys with ADHD reported more negative child-parent relationship perceptions than comparison parents. Findings highlight the importance of examining responsive parenting behaviors of both fathers and mothers in relation to multi-informant ratings of ADHD symptoms.

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Child and Family Factors Influencing the Clinical Referral of Children with Hyperactivity: A Research Note

Cited by 46 publications

References 41 publications

Modes of Entry Into Services for Young Children With Disruptive Behaviors

Modes of Entry Into Services for Young Children With Disruptive Behaviors

A comparative study of obsessive-compulsive disorder in Costa Rica and the United States

Predictors of Boys’ ADHD Symptoms from Early to Middle Childhood: The Role of Father–Child and Mother–Child Interactions

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