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adolescentsPsychological challenges among Adolescents at Orphanages
Background: Orphaned adolescents at orphanages refer to the adolescents how lose one or both parents and live in orphanages. They are face many psychological challenges…
Orphan Status, HIV Risk Behavior, and Mental Health Among Adolescents in Rural Kenya
Objective: To examine orphan status, mental health, social support, and HIV risk among adolescents in rural Kenya. Methods: Randomly selected adolescents aged 10–18…
Orphan adolescents' lifeworlds on school-based psychosocial support
Psychosocial support is an indispensable need of human life and a basic right of all children. Orphan adolescents in this phenomenological study describe their…
Psychological Characteristics of Adolescents Orphans with Different Experience of Living in a Family
The complexity of settling adolescents-orphans in foster families and significant number of break-downs in these families are the problems which determine the relevance…
Examining longer-term effects of parental death in adolescents and young adults: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent to Adult Health
Using longitudinal data spanning a 7-year period, we investigated the behavioral and psycho-social effects resulting from a parent’s death during early childhood…
Psychological distress among orphaned youth and youth reporting sexual exploitation in Kampala, Uganda
Psychological distress is a priority health issue in low- and middle-income countries; however, it is inadequately addressed among vulnerable youth living in extremely…
A Descriptive Study on Behavioral and Emotional Problems in Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children Staying in Institutional Homes
Introduction: Orphans and the other vulnerable children and adolescents (OVCA) living in institutional homes are more prone to behavioral and emotional problems…
Orphan Status, HIV Risk Behavior, and Mental Health Among Adolescents in Rural Kenya
Objective To examine orphan status, mental health, social support, and HIV risk among adolescents in rural Kenya. Methods Randomly selected adolescents aged 10–18…
Impact of Domestic Care Environment on Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Orphans in Western Kenya
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the domestic care environment on the prevalence of potentially traumatic events (PTEs) and posttraumatic…
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…
A Comparative Study of Personality Differences between Orphans and Non Orphans of Lahore
Objective: The present research aimed at investigating the personality differences between institutionalized orphans (IO), non institutionalized orphans (NIO) and…