Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học General Psychiatry cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: The psychological well-being of children orphaned by AIDS in Cape Town, South Africa. | Annals of General Psychiatry BioMed Central Primary research Open Access The psychological well-being of children orphaned by AIDS in Cape Town South Africa Lucie Cluver1 2 and Frances Gardner 1 Address Department of Social Policy and Social Work University of Oxford UK and 2Cape Town Child Welfare Gatesville Cape Town South Africa Email Lucie Cluver - Frances Gardner - Corresponding author Published 19 July 2006 Received 10 November 2005 Annals of General Psychiatry 2006 5 8 doi 1744-859X-5-8 Accepted 19 July 2006 This article is available from http content 5 1 8 2006 Cluver and Gardner licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background An estimated 2 million children are parentally bereaved by AIDS in South Africa. Little is known about mental health outcomes for this group. Methods This study aimed to investigate mental health outcomes for urban children living in deprived settlements in Cape Town. 30 orphaned children and 30 matched controls were compared using standardised questionnaires SDQ on emotional and behavioural problems peer and attention difficulties and prosocial behaviour. The orphan group completed a modified version of a standardised questionnaire IES-8 measuring Post-Traumatic Stress symptoms. Group differences were tested using t-tests and Pearson s chi-square. Results Both groups scored highly for peer problems emotional problems and total scores. However orphans were more likely to view themselves as having no good friends p .002 to have marked concentration difficulties p .03 and to report frequent somatic symptoms p .05 but were less likely to display anger through loss of temper p
