Psychological risk factors for borderline pathology in school-age children

Citation
J. Guzder et al., Psychological risk factors for borderline pathology in school-age children, J AM A CHIL, 38(2), 1999, pp. 206-212
Citations number
37
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
ISSN journal
0890-8567 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
206 - 212
Database
ISI
SICI code
0890-8567(199902)38:2<206:PRFFBP>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Objective: To determine whether children with borderline pathology have a s pecific pattern of psychological risk factors. Method: The subjects were 94 school-age children in day treatment, divided into borderline (n = 41) and nonborderline (n = 53) groups using the child version of the Retrospective Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines. All children were assessed using the Child Behavior Checklist, the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizop hrenia for School-Age Children, and the Psychosocial Questionnaire. Parenta l pathology was assessed by a computerized version of the Structured Clinic al Interview for DSM-III-R. Results: Children with borderline pathology had higher rates of physical abuse, sexual abuse, severe neglect, as well as f amily breakdown and parental criminality. In multivariate analyses, the dis criminating factors were sexual abuse and parental criminality. Borderline pathology was highly comorbid with conduct disorder, but most of these resu lts remained significant in reanalyses comparing children with and without conduct disorder. Conclusions: Borderline pathology in children has a uniqu e pattern of risk factors not accounted for by conduct disorder alone.