학술논문
Verbal deficits and disruptive behavior disorders among children of opiate-dependent parents.
Document Type
Journal Article
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Subject
*BEHAVIOR disorders in children
*CHILD psychopathology
*PROBLEM children
*CHILD psychology
*CHILDREN of people with drug addiction
*VOCABULARY
*YOUTH
*TEENAGERS
*COGNITION disorders diagnosis
*SUBSTANCE abuse diagnosis
*COGNITION disorders
*COMPARATIVE studies
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL cooperation
*PARENTS
*RESEARCH
*RESEARCH funding
*SPEECH disorders
*SUBSTANCE abuse
*EVALUATION research
*SEVERITY of illness index
*CHILDREN of people with mental illness
*DIAGNOSIS
*PSYCHOLOGY
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ISSN
1055-0496
Abstract
In order to explore the association between verbal deficits and disruptive behavior disorders among children of addicted parents, 283 6-17-year-old children and their opiate-dependent parents completed diagnostic interviews and standardized measures of vocabulary. Unexpectedly, racial differences in the scores confounded the exploration of the relationship between cognitive scores and disruptive behavior disorders. An interaction between disruptive behavior disorder and race is explored; among Caucasian youths, low verbal scores are associated with disruptive behavior disorders, but this association was not found among African- and Hispanic-American youths. Further analysis and research are needed to understand the clinical significance of relationships between verbal deficits and disruptive behavior disorders within racially diverse groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]