University Hospital Ulm, Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, Steinhoevelstrasse 5, D-89075 Ulm, Germany.
J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Jun;35(5):462-72. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp114. Epub 2009 Dec 10.
Foster children often experience compromising situations such as neglect, physical abuse, or sexual abuse before out-of-home placement. This article aims to give a literature review related to the development and mental health of foster children with special consideration of trauma history.
A computer-based literature search was conducted in the databases Medline, PsycINFO, PSYNDEXplus, and SCOPUS. We determined a time frame from 1998 to 2009.
The literature search resulted in 32 articles reporting empirical data about development and mental health in foster children. Very high rates of exposure to maltreatment, developmental delays and mental disorders were found. A broad spectrum of externalizing as well as internalizing symptoms and a high prevalence of comorbid mental disorders were found.
Foster children exhibit a broad pattern of developmental problems and psychopathology. The etiology of these disorders is discussed in the context of multiple risk factors, especially that of persistent maltreatment.
寄养儿童在被安置到家庭外之前，常常经历忽视、身体虐待或性虐待等不利处境。本文旨在对寄养儿童的发展和心理健康进行文献综述，并特别考虑创伤史。
在 Medline、PsycINFO、PSYNDEXplus 和 SCOPUS 数据库中进行了基于计算机的文献检索。我们确定了从 1998 年到 2009 年的时间框架。
文献检索共得到 32 篇关于寄养儿童发展和心理健康的实证数据报告。研究发现，寄养儿童遭受虐待、发育迟缓以及精神障碍的比例非常高。研究还发现，他们表现出广泛的外化和内化症状，且共病精神障碍的患病率很高。
寄养儿童表现出广泛的发育问题和精神病理学。这些障碍的病因在多因素的背景下进行了讨论，特别是持续性虐待的影响。
