Psychiatric Evaluation and Follow-Up of Children and Adolescents Residing in a Children Village, Following Allegations of Sexual Abuse

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dc.contributor.authorOzbaran, Burcu
dc.contributor.authorGencer, Oezlem
dc.contributor.authorErgin, Hande Kesikci
dc.contributor.authorMiral, Sueha
dc.contributor.authorAydin, Cahide
dc.contributor.authorVaran, Azmi
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T20:53:04Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T20:53:04Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: The aim of the present study was to report the psychiatric evaluation of children and adolescents living in a children's village and to present their psychiatric treatment process. Material and Methods: After allegations of abuse on January 2005, a multi disciplinary health team was established. The children and adolescents (n=78) were subjected to a series of assessments including group discussions, psychiatric interviews and administration of Child Depression Inventory or Beck Depression Inventory (depending on their age) and Achenbach's Youth Self Report. Healthy children who were consulted at the university hospital pediatric outpatient clinic with acute medical complaints, without any trauma history and without any psychiatric diagnosis were included in the study as the control group. Results: The results of the investigations carried on by a multi-disciplinary team revealed that 22% of children and adolescents required psychiatric treatment. Village adolescents reported considerably higher levels of both "internalizing" and "externalizing" problems than the controls. The comparison of pre- and post-treatment results revealed that the treatment process was successful in alleviating the symptoms of the adolescents. By the end of eight months the adolescents' psychiatric symptoms had disappeared. Conclusion: The children and adolescents living in the village were negatively affected by these processes after sexual abuse allegations. Studies after the crisis period can give more detailed information about the mental health of the village children and adolescents, and this study may be a preliminary study for future research on this area.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage404en_US
dc.identifier.issn1300-0292
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage395en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/43298
dc.identifier.volume29en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000266016400014en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherOrtadogu Ad Pres & Publ Coen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkiye Klinikleri Tip Bilimleri Dergisien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectChild abuse, sexualen_US
dc.subjectdepressionen_US
dc.subjectadjustment disordersen_US
dc.titlePsychiatric Evaluation and Follow-Up of Children and Adolescents Residing in a Children Village, Following Allegations of Sexual Abuseen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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