Browsing by Author "Vostanis, P."

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    Attachment and coping strategies in middle childhood children whose mothers have a mental health problem: implications for social work practice.
    (2009) Walsh, J.; Schofield, G.; Harris, G.; Vostanis, P.; Oyebode, F.; Coulthard, Helen
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    Characteristics and rates of mental health problems among Indian and White adolescents in two English cities.
    (Cambridge University Press, 2013) Dogra, N.; Svirydzenka, N.; Dugard, P.; Singh, S.; Vostanis, P.
    Background: Sampling techniques for national surveys have constrained the statistical power in estimating prevalence rates of child mental health problems in minority ethnic groups. Aims: To establish the prevalence rates of mental health problems in ethnic Indian adolescents in England and compare these with matched White adolescents living in the same areas. Method: A cross-sectional survey with oversampling of Indian adolescents aged 13–15 years of age. Results: The sample size was 2900 (71% response rate) with 1087 (37%) Indian and 414 (14%) White adolescents. Ethnically Indian adolescents had lower rates of all types of mental health problems (5% v. 13% and 21% v. 30% for abnormal Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire scores, respectively) and substance misuse (18% v. 57%, 5% v.15% and 6% v. 9% for regular alcohol, smoking and drug use, respectively), with the exception of eating disorders, compared with their White counterparts. The odds of an abnormal score on the mental health questionnaires were worse for White compared with Indian children irrespective of sociodemographic variables. Conclusions: Factors relating to how Indian adolescents are parented or their social support networks may be influencing their mental health and may warrant further investigation. Declaration of interest: None.
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    Mental health problems in children and young people from ethnic minority groups: The need for targeted research.
    (The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2012) Dogra, N.; Singh, S.; Svirydzenka, N.; Vostanis, P.
    Summary: In this editorial we argue for the need for better research evidence on the prevalence of child mental health problems in minority ethnic groups, service utilisation among these groups and whether some service barriers are specific for certain groups. Without such evidence it is not possible to influence policy and practice so that evidence-based and appropriate services can be designed and offered to these populations. The terms ethnicity, race and migration are often imprecisely defined, and mental health needs and outcomes vary between immigrants from different generations. There is also a complex interplay between minority status and social class, with terms such as ethnicity being a proxy for multifaceted sociocultural and economic variables. However, we need to start collecting better data on children from minority ethnic groups so that these relationships can be understood, services tailored on the available evidence and ultimately better care delivered to this group of children. Declaration of interest: None.
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    Mental health service use by adolescents of Indian and White origin.
    (Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2013) Vostanis, P.; Svirydzenka, N.; Dugard, P.; Singh, S.; Dogra, N.
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    A qualitative exploration of how adopted children and their parents conceptualise mental health difficulties.
    (Sage, 2016-03) O’Reilly, Michelle; Bowlay-Williams, Jeanette; Svirydzenka, N.; Vostanis, P.
    Adopted children tend to have high levels of emotional, behavioural and developmental need and are more likely to present to a range of services, including Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). Although research exploring adopted children’s’ perspectives is growing, it remains limited. Furthermore, there has been little work t0 engage adopted children in research. Our project aimed to examine adopted children’s viewpoints of mental health and services alongside those of their adoptive carers. Results indicated that, although there were some similarities between carer and child perspectives, they also frequently differed. They provided different constructions of the problem but agreed that family relationships were strained. Some acknowledgement of the role of the school was offered and other external sources of support cited. Coping was considered to be complex and, while some issues were analogous to ‘normal’ family life, much was inherent to the adoption status.