by Chung-Kwong Wong. / Thesis (M.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990. / Includes bibliographies. / Title Page / Dedication / Table of Contents --- p.iii / Abstract --- p.ix / List of Pictures and Figure --- p.xiii / List of Tables --- p.xiv / Acknowledgements --- p.xviii / Statement of Originality --- p.xxi / Chapter PART I --- INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUNDS TO THE STUDY / Chapter CHAPTER ONE --- INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF THE THESIS --- p.2 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- CHILD PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY: CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES --- p.7 / "Definition of ""Caseness""" --- p.7 / Classification of Specific Psychiatric Syndromes --- p.9 / Sampling --- p.12 / Sources of Information --- p.13 / Data Acquisition Through Questionnaires --- p.16 / Data Acquisition Through Interviews --- p.17 / The Multi-stage and the Multi-method Approach --- p.19 / Statistical Presentations --- p.20 / Summary --- p.20 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- PREVALENCE OF CHILD PSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY： A CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE --- p.22 / Some Earlier and More Problematic Studies --- p.22 / Some Earlier and Better Designed Studies --- p.24 / Chapter (1) --- The Buffalo Study (U.S.) --- p.24 / Chapter (2) --- The Isle of Wight and London Studies (U.K.) --- p.25 / Chapter (3) --- The Newcastle Studies (U.K.) --- p.26 / More Recent Studies --- p.28 / Chapter (1) --- The Ontario Child Health Study (Canada) --- p.28 / Chapter (2) --- The Queensland Study (Australia) --- p.29 / Chapter (3) --- The Dunedin Study (New Zealand) --- p.29 / Chapter (4) --- The North Troendelag County Study (Norway) --- p.31 / Chapter (5) --- The Puerto Rico Study (U.S.) --- p.32 / Chapter (6) --- Other Studies --- p.33 / Summary --- p.34 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- THE PURSUIT OF AETIOLOGICAL FACTORS --- p.35 / The Search for Aetiological Factors - General Conceptual Issues --- p.35 / The Search for Aetiological Factors ´ؤ General Methodological Issues --- p.41 / Normal and Psychiatrically Disturbed Children 一 a Comparison of Their Families --- p.42 / The Search for Aetiological Factors - the Life Event Approach --- p.45 / Summary --- p.48 / Chapter CHAPTER FIVE --- THE PREVALENCE OF PSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY AMONG CHINESE CHILDREN --- p.50 / Psychiatric Morbidity among Chinese Children --- p.50 / Summary --- p.54 / Chapter CHAPTER SIX --- CHILD PSYCHIATRY IN HONG KONG: HISTORICAL AND CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES --- p.55 / A Historical Perspective of Child Psychiatry in Hong Kong --- p.55 / The Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Unit at The Prince of Wales Hospital --- p.58 / Chapter (1) --- Clinical Practice --- p.60 / Chapter (2) --- Undergraduate Teaching --- p.66 / Chapter (3) --- Postgraduate Training and Training of Other Professional Disciplines --- p.67 / Chapter (4) --- Research --- p.67 / Summary --- p.68 / Chapter PART II --- THE STUDY: PSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY AMONG CHILDREN FROM A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN A LOWER MIDDLE SOCIAL CLASS AREA IN HONG KONG / Chapter CHAPTER SEVEN --- "THE STUDY: THE RESEARCH HYPOTHESES, THE SAMPLE AND THE METHOD" --- p.70 / The Research Hypotheses --- p.70 / Description of the Sample --- p.71 / The First Stage of the Study --- p.73 / Chapter (1) --- The Design of the Multiple Criterion Screening Procedures --- p.69 / Chapter (2) --- The Individual Components of the Multi-component Scale --- p.78 / Chapter (3) --- The Cut-off Point on the Aggregate Score of the Multi-component Scale --- p.81 / Chapter (4) --- The Specific Probing Questions --- p.82 / Chapter (5) --- Missing Cases --- p.83 / The Second Stage of the Study --- p.84 / Chapter (1) --- The Second Stage Sample --- p.84 / Chapter (2) --- The Diagnostic Interview --- p.84 / The Third Stage of the Study --- p.86 / Chapter (1) --- The Third Stage Sample --- p.86 / Chapter (2) --- Interview by Medical Students --- p.86 / Aspects of Diagnosis --- p.87 / An Appraisal of the Method --- p.87 / Summary --- p.88 / Chapter CHAPTER EIGHT --- ASSESSMENT OF THE SCREENING PROCEDURES --- p.89 / "Definition of ""Caseness""" --- p.89 / An Overall Evaluation of the Screening Procedures --- p.90 / An Evaluation of the Individual Components of the Screening Procedures --- p.95 / Constructing Simplified Screening Procedures --- p.104 / Discussion --- p.108 / Chapter (1) --- An Overall Appraisal of the Performance of the Screening Procedures --- p.108 / Chapter (2) --- A Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Screening Procedures --- p.109 / Chapter (3) --- Simplified Alternatives of the Screening Procedures --- p.112 / Chapter (4) --- Alternative Research Approaches to Designing Child Psychiatric Screening Procedures for Hongkong --- p.113 / Summary --- p.114 / Chapter CHAPTER NINE --- THE PREVALENCE OF PSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY --- p.116 / Aspects of Diagnosis --- p.117 / Chapter (1) --- Classification of Specific Psychiatric Syndromes --- p.117 / Chapter (2) --- The Level of Adaptive Functioning --- p.121 / Chapter (3) --- The Duration of Morbidity --- p.122 / Calculation of Prevalence Rates and Confidence Limits --- p.123 / Prevalence Rates of Specific Psychiatric Syndromes --- p.125 / Discussion --- p.131 / Chapter (1) --- An Appraisal of the Method --- p.131 / Chapter (2) --- The Cross´ؤCultural Similarities --- p.135 / Chapter (3) --- The Controversial Case of the Hyperkinetic Syndromes --- p.137 / Chapter (4) --- The Cross-Cultural Differences --- p.139 / Chapter (5) --- The Subclinical Cases: Implications for Preventive Psychiatry --- p.140 / Chapter (6) --- Representativeness of the Sample and the Generalizability of the Results --- p.141 / Summary --- p.142 / Chapter CHAPTER TEN --- ASSOCIATED ABNORMAL PSYCHOSOCIAL SITUATIONS --- p.144 / Definitions of the Psychosocial Aetiological Factors --- p.145 / Statistical Approaches --- p.148 / The Psychosocial Aetiological Factors in the Sample --- p.150 / Discussion --- p.162 / Chapter (1) --- An Appraisal of the Method --- p.162 / Chapter (2) --- Abnormal Psychosocial Situations in Emotional Disorder and the Two Conduct Disorders in Boys --- p.166 / Chapter (3) --- Abnormal Psychosocial Situations in Conduct Disorders and the Hyperkinetic Syndromes in Boys --- p.168 / Chapter (4) --- Current Abnormal Psychosocial Situations and Emotional Disorder in Girlsi The Gender Factor --- p.171 / Chapter (5) --- Abnormal Psychosocial Situations and Subclinical Cases --- p.172 / Chapter (6) --- The Chinese Approach to Parenting and Socialization - the Influence of Culture --- p.173 / Summary --- p.175 / Chapter CHAPTER ELEVEN --- IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILD PSYCHIATRY IN HONG KONG --- p.177 / Treatment of Psychiatrically Disturbed Children --- p.177 / Prevention --- p.178 / Undergraduate Medical Education --- p.180 / Research --- p.180 / Child and Adolescent Psychiatry as an Independent Subspecialty in Hong Kong --- p.181 / Summary --- p.182 / Chapter CHAPTER TWELVE --- CONCLUSION --- p.184 / Methodology --- p.184 / Salient Aspects of the Results --- p.186 / Implications for the Future --- p.187 / References --- p.189 / Chapter Appendix --- Selected Publications by the Author --- p.215