Divorce parental et troubles psychopathologiques chez l’enfant et l’adolescent. Étude comparative tunisienne

The psychological issues of parental separation in children

“…Sometimes these conflicts involve the mobilization of emotional and cognitive resources of the family; other times they put the family in crisis [2,4]. Today, a new clinical issue is reported in the international literature where separation appears as a risk factor to the mental pathology of the child and the adolescent but without having a precise linear etiological link (insomnia, anorexia, phobias, anger, aggression, withdrawal), in school (learning difficulties, behavioural disorders), or in the social environment (conduct disorders, behavioural disorders, character disorders and academic difficulties) [3,8,9]. Also, many authors established correlations between parental separation and reactive disorders, depressive disorders and personality disorders outside neurosis and psychosis [4,6,8,10].…”

“…Indeed, the genesis of this severe disorder calls for a multifactorial, developmental and biologically related pathogenesis, in which an event such as parental separation alone cannot be a trigger or genesis of the disorder. However, acute but rare psychotic decompensations in adolescence following parental separation in the most serious cases were reported [6,8,9,10]. Several factors interact to determine a child's reaction to separation from their parents:…”

“…This factor is essentially involved in the child's adjustment. The role of the elder is often difficult because it is torn between the parental and fraternal systems [6,8]. Ayad and colleagues, Beverina and colleagues reported an overrepresentation of older children who were more at risk of conditions requiring consultation when parents were separated [8,12].…”

A criança na disputa de guarda em contexto da avaliação psicossocial: a voz, o sofrimento e o enfrentamento

“…se depararem com o divórcio dos pais, os filhos podem se comportar de diversas formas. Quando o conflito conjugal é frequente e presenciado pelos filhos, a notícia da separação pode não ser uma surpresa, diferentemente do impacto de uma separação que ocorreu quando não tinham conhecimento de conflitos que justificassem o fim do casamento(Bojuwoye & Akpan, 2009;Brito, 2008) Ayad et al (2002). afirmam que as consequências negativas do divórcio para os filhos são comuns a curto e médio prazo.…”