title: Self-concept and physical self-concept in psychiatric children and adolescents.
abstract: Self-concept is a widely examined construct in the area of psychiatric disorders. This study compared the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ) scores of adolescents with psychiatric disorders (N=103) with the results of a matched group of non-clinical adolescents (N=103). Self-concept and Physical self-concept were lower in the clinical than in the non-clinical group. Girls (N=59) scored lower than boys (N=44) in both groups. In the different diagnostic groups specific domains were affected in line with symptomatology, which has implications for therapy.
authors.affiliation: University Psychiatric Centre, Campus Leuven, Gasthuisberg, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Leuven, Belgium. johan.simons@faber.kuleuven.be
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Simons
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Capio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Adriaenssens
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Delbroek
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vandenbussche
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires