@article{f360ea4063f011df9344000ea68e967b,
title = "Child and adolescent psychiatry and family status: a nationwide register-based study",
abstract = "BACKGROUND: Much attention has been given to parental separation as a possible risk factor for adverse child development; however, little information is available regarding the family status of children referred to psychiatric facilities. AIMS: To assess the association between psychiatric illness in childhood and family status compared to the background population. METHODS: Data was derived from a national register on children referred to psychiatric facilities in Denmark and a databank containing detailed statistical information on the Danish society. RESULTS: Regardless of age significantly fewer children with psychiatric illnesses lived with both biological parents as compared to the background population (51.1% vs 73.3%). There were no gender differences. Analyses of the specific diagnoses association with family status revealed only few significant differences. CONCLUSIONS: Psychiatrically ill children are at increased risk of not living with both biological parents independent of age of the child.",
author = "Esbjorn, {Barbara Hoff} and Eline Levin and Mette Hoeyer and J{\o}rgen Dyrborg",
note = "Keywords: Adolescent; Adolescent Psychiatry; Age Distribution; Child; Child Psychiatry; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Denmark; Family Characteristics; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Mental Disorders; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Registries; Single-Parent Family",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.1007/s00787-008-0690-z",
language = "English",
volume = "17",
pages = "484--90",
journal = "European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry",
issn = "1018-8827",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH",
number = "8",
}