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Psychiatric morbidity among lower middle social class primary school in Hong Kong.

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

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_318556
Date January 1990
ContributorsWong, Chung-Kwong., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Medicine.
PublisherChinese University of Hong Kong
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, xxi, 292 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
CoverageHong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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