Psychological deviance in children attending general practice.
Parental questionnaires identified 22% of children aged 7-12 years attending 8 general practices as psychologically deviant. Most attended for physical complaints. A comparison with general population rates showed that deviant children were over-represented among surgery attenders, particularly in the more socially advantaged areas. This finding may be explained through an excess of somatic symptoms in deviant children; increased parental concern about the child's health as an extension of concern about his behaviour; family stress. These possibilities are discussed.
D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications