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A Comparison Study of Psychiatric and Behavior Disorders and Cognitive Ability Among Homeless and Housed Children

Authors: ManSoo Yu, Ph.D., Carol S. North, M.D., Patricia D. LaVesser, Ph.D., Victoria A. Osborne, M.S.W., Edward L. Spitznagel, Ph.D.

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 1/2008

Abstract

This study examined the association of homelessness and related factors with child psychiatric and behavior disorders (diagnosed with structured diagnostic interviews) and child cognitive ability (on the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test) in a randomly selected sample of 157 homeless children and their mothers and a comparison of 61 housed children and their mothers. Homeless children had more disruptive behavior disorders and lower cognitive scores than housed children. In multivariate analyses, maternal verbal scores and child nonverbal scores were associated with child verbal ability; maternal education, homelessness, and child nonverbal scores were related to child behavior disorders.

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Title: A Comparison Study of Psychiatric and Behavior Disorders and Cognitive Ability Among Homeless and Housed Children
Authors: ManSoo Yu, Ph.D.
Carol S. North, M.D.
Patricia D. LaVesser, Ph.D.
Victoria A. Osborne, M.S.W.
Edward L. Spitznagel, Ph.D.
Publication date: 01-02-2008
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 1/2008
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-007-9100-0

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