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DepressionPrevalence and predictors of depression among orphans in Dakahlia’s orphanages, Egypt
Background: Children entering foster care have a higher prevalence of clinically significant depressive symptoms than children reared at home. Objective: The aim…
Parental death during childhood and adult depression
Parental death during childhood is widely viewed as an event so traumatic that it produces not only immediate grief and despondency but also a predisposition to…
Differences of Mental Health among Orphan and Non-Orphan Adolescent
The study aims to identify the differences of mental health among orphan and non-orphan adolescents in Malaysia. This study used a quantitative method. The sample…
Anxiety, Depression, Stress, and Decision-Making Among Orphans and Non-Orphans in Pakistan
Purpose Orphanhood is a time which involves many psychological and emotional problems. Lack of self-determination and inability to take decision puts orphans at…
Emotional Health and Self-esteem Among Adolescents in Malaysian Orphanages
This study aimed to assess the prevalence and risk factors of depression, anxiety, stress and low self-esteem among institutional Malaysian adolescents. This cross-sectional…
Psychological distress amongst AIDS-orphaned children in urban South Africa
Background: South Africa is predicted to have 2.3 million children orphaned by Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) by 2020 (Actuarial Society of South Africa,…
Who will cry for orphans? A review article on orphans’ mental health
Background: Being an orphan is a miserable feeling for children when they don’t have their family with them and to survive in this life there is no one to take…
The impact of care environment on the mental health of orphaned, separated and street-connected children and adolescents in western Kenya: a prospective cohort analysis
Introduction The effect of care environment on orphaned and separated children and adolescents’ (OSCA) mental health is not well characterised in sub-Saharan Africa.…
Prevalence of Depression and Its Associated Factors among Orphan Children in Orphanages in Ilu Abba Bor Zone, South West Ethiopia
Orphans are the special group of children who are generally deprived and prone to develop psychiatric disorders even those reared in well-run institutions. These…
Re-Examining the Long-Term Effects of Experiencing Parental Death in Childhood on Adult Psychopathology
This study examined whether the experience of the death of a parent in childhood increases risk for adult psychopathology. Participants consisted of 3481 men and…
Qualitative Analysis of the Problems and Prospects of Orphanages in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
A child who loses one or both of his/her parents and does not have any immediate guardian, so they spend their childhood in orphanages. During their stay in orphanages,…
Children’s psychosocial wellbeing in the context of HIV/AIDS and poverty: a comparative investigation of orphaned and non-orphaned children living in South Africa
Background: Recent studies have questioned whether orphanhood is primarily associated with key dimensions of psycho-social wellbeing in children living in circumstances…
Psychosocial and health risk outcomes among orphans and non-orphans in mixed households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
A growing body of research warns of the social challenges facing orphans. We examined this issue focusing on differences between orphans and non-orphans from mixed…
Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety and Their Co-Occurrence among Orphaned Children in Sekhukhune District, Limpopo Province
Although both short- and long-term psychological challenges, specifically depression and anxiety, have been reported among orphans, there is a dearth of studies…
A Comparison of Mental Health Problems and Coping Strategies in Orphans and Non-Orphans
The present research aims to compare the levels of mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, and stress between orphans and non-orphans and to explore…
Childhood Parental Loss and Adult Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Function
Background: Several decades of research link childhood parental loss with risk for major depression and other forms of psychopathology. A large body of preclinical…
Traumatic Experiences Affecting Children in Institutions of Care for Orphans in Kiambu County, Kenya
Childhood emotional trauma can have negative impact on the individual as adults in many ways. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the traumatic experiences…
Cash Transfers Improve the Mental Health and Well-being of Youth: Evidence from the Kenyan CashTransfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Approximately half of all mental health disorders begin by age 14, and three-quarters by age 24 (Kessler et al., 2005). Among adolescents, depression is one of…
Orphanages: A bane to personality development of the child
This paper reviewed orphanage homes as a bane to the personality development of the child. That the way an individual is perceived and rated by others also depends…