Imran Nazish, Ashraf Sania, Shoukat Rabia, Pervez Muhammad Ijaz
Dr. Nazish Imran, MBBS; MRCPsych (London). Associate Professor, Child & Family Psychiatry Department, King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Dr. Sania Ashraf, Resident Medical Officer. Child & Family Psychiatry Department, King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Pak J Med Sci. 2016 May-Jun;32(3):778-81. doi: 10.12669/pjms.323.9775.
To assess the perceptions of mothers regarding child mental health problems, its causes, preferred treatment options, and to determine whom they would consult, if their child had a psychiatric illness.
Following informed consent, a questionnaire covering perceptions regarding various aspects of child mental illness was used for data collection from mothers. They were asked to identify the symptoms and behaviours they considered psychopathological in children, which treatments they would prefer, where they would turn for help with a mentally ill child, and their understanding of the causes of child psychiatric disorders in addition to ways to increase awareness of child psychiatric issues in the society.
Ninety one mothers participated in the study. They equally perceived emotional, behavioural and cognitive symptoms as suggestive of mental ill health in childhood. Mothers perceived multiple causes of child mental health problems, including family problems, economic difficulties, social adversity and possession by evil spirits. A substantial proportion preferred medication, recitation of Holy Quran and psychotherapy as the preferred treatment options. Overall, mothers preferred consulting health professionals than religious scholars and faith healers. They were keen for steps to increase mental health awareness within their society.
Despite different cultural perspective, mothers exhibit good understanding of symptoms of child mental health issues and appear open to various services and treatment options. Understanding parental perceptions and expectations from child psychiatric services are crucial in increasing families' engagement in treatment.
评估母亲们对儿童心理健康问题、其成因、首选治疗方案的看法，并确定如果孩子患有精神疾病，她们会咨询谁。
在获得知情同意后，使用一份涵盖儿童精神疾病各个方面看法的问卷从母亲们那里收集数据。她们被要求识别出她们认为儿童心理病理方面的症状和行为、她们倾向的治疗方法、当孩子患有精神疾病时她们会向何处求助，以及她们对儿童精神障碍成因的理解，此外还有提高社会对儿童精神问题认识的方法。
91位母亲参与了该研究。她们同样认为情绪、行为和认知症状表明儿童存在心理健康问题。母亲们认为儿童心理健康问题有多种成因，包括家庭问题、经济困难、社会逆境和被恶灵附身。很大一部分人倾向于药物治疗、诵读《古兰经》和心理治疗作为首选治疗方案。总体而言，母亲们更倾向于咨询健康专业人士而非宗教学者和信仰治疗师。她们渴望采取措施提高社会对心理健康的认识。
尽管文化视角不同，但母亲们对儿童心理健康问题的症状表现出良好的理解，并且似乎对各种服务和治疗方案持开放态度。了解父母对儿童精神科服务的看法和期望对于提高家庭参与治疗的程度至关重要。
