Citation

Reigstad B, Jørgensen K, Wichstrøm L. Child Adolesc. Ment. Health 2006; 11(4): 185-191.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1475-3588.2006.00408.x

PMID

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the extent of pain among adolescent psychiatric patients, and the relationships with psychosocial factors and psychiatric symptoms.

METHOD: A representative sample of 129 adolescent patients were assessed with measures including the Youth Self-Report, the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire, and instruments assessing self-perceptions, coping styles, stresses, sociodemographic factors, and childhood abuse.

RESULTS: More than half of the adolescents (54%) reported to be bothered currently by frequent pain. Frequent pain correlated with depression, self-harm, suicide attempt, and with ruminative and emotion oriented coping. Adolescents suffering from frequent pain had more often experienced childhood abuse/neglect. A stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that depression, alcohol intoxication and childhood neglect were the strongest concurrent predictors of frequent pain.

CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians should ask child and adolescent psychiatric patients about pain, and be aware of possible connections with abuse/ neglect, depression and suicidality. © 2006 Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; adult; human; Adolescent; Depression; female; male; alcohol; child abuse; depression; Suicidality; stress; suicide attempt; Pain; prediction; alcohol intoxication; pain; article; major clinical study; mental disease; questionnaire; school child; self report; automutilation; priority journal; social psychology; self concept; coping behavior; mental patient; demography; multiple regression; symptom; child neglect; Abuse and neglect