PSY341H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Twin Study, Epigenetics, Molecular Genetics
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Psy341 abnormal psychology: disorders of children and adolescents. Course overview (cid:862)this (cid:272)ourse (cid:272)o(cid:374)siders concepts of normal, abnormal, and delayed development. Classification schemes and diagnosis, approaches to identification of causes, and contemporary treatment methods are critically evaluated. The emphasis is on controlled research as a primary source of knowledge a(cid:271)out psy(cid:272)hologi(cid:272)al disorders a(cid:374)d treat(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. (cid:863) Long-term effects of childhood mental health difficulties. What proportion of children and adolescents have mental health difficulties: 1 in 20 (5%, 1 in 10(10%, 1 in 8 (12. 5%, 1 in 4 (25%) 1 in 8 children and adolescents experience mental health difficulties. Ontario student drug use and health survey (2015) Boak et al. (2015) www. camh. ca/en/research/news_ and_publications/ontario-student- drug-use-and-health-survey/pages/default. aspx. Experienced moderate-to-serious psychological distress in the past month -34% Rated their mental health as fair or poor -16% Had suicidal thoughts in the past year 12% Ontario child health study: children & adolescents age 4-16, first conducted 30 years ago, recently repeated (results not yet available)
