Psychosocial and Developmental Status of Orphanage Children: Epidemiological Study

Abstract

Objective: Determination of emotional and developmental disorders among orphanages children in Sharkia governorate. Subjects and Methods: The sample includes 294 children recruited from 4 orphanages in Sharkia governorate. All children aged between 6-12 years old, from both sex and have no social limitation. All participants were subjected to psychiatric assessment for depression by Child Depression Inventory (CDI), anxiety by Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS), self-esteem by Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (SES) and pediatric assessment for developmental disorders by Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC). Results: The prevalence rate of depression was 21%, anxiety was 45%, low self-eastem was 23% and developmental disorder was 61%. Conclusion: This study concluded that there is high rate of emotional and developmental disorders among orphanages children and strongly inter-related with sociodemographic characteristics.