title: Prevalence of parental substance-abuse among child psychiatric inpatients.
abstract: Of 100 consecutive admissions to an acute child psychiatric facility in South Africa 43 had at least one substance-abusing parent, while 10 children were from families in which both parents abused substances. 23 children received a diagnosis of depression, but no significant association was found between their diagnoses and parental substance-abuse status.
authors.affiliation: Natal University Medical School, South Africa.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pillay
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: van der Veen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission; D010553:Personality Development; D012307:Risk Factors; D013019:South Africa; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*