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Raquel Valdés - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Children of Alcoholics in Spain: from risk to pathology
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2008Co-Authors: Rosa Díaz, Antoni Gual, Montse García, Jaume Arnau, Francisco Pascual, Bartolomé Cañuelo, Gabriel Rubio, Yolanda Dios, M. Carmen Fernández-eire, Raquel ValdésAbstract:Objective To identify the possible risk factors and negative outcomes associated with parental alcoholism. A secondary aim was to determine the influence of the family density of alcoholism on Children of Alcoholics’ (COAs) psychological functioning. Method A multisite epidemiological study was conducted in 8 Spanish cities, recruiting a total sample of 371 COAs (whose parents were in contact with alcohol treatment centers and accepted to participate in this study) and 147 controls (from schools in the same localities as COAs). Both groups were 6–17 years old and received a comprehensive evaluation of mental disorders (no symptoms, subclinical symptoms or clinical diagnosis for each disorder; according to DSM-IV criteria); alcohol and other substance use (none, occasional, regular and risky consumption); school achievement (low, middle and high) and other academic performance indicators (WISC-R Information and Arithmetic subtests, school support activities and failed subjects and courses). Lastly, several cognitive functions were measured by the WISC-R Similarities, Block Design and Digit Symbol subtests, the Toulouse-Piéron test and the Stroop test. Logistic regression methods were used to compare both groups and a linear regression model was used to determine the influence of the family density of alcoholism. The following confounding variables were controlled for: age, gender, socio-economic status and family cohesion. Results Children of Alcoholics’ were twice as likely as controls to present subclinical symptoms and four times more likely than controls to have a definite diagnosis of any mental disorder. More specifically, COAs had a significantly higher risk than controls of attention deficit disorder/hyperactivity, depression, phobias, enuresis and tics. COAs also tended to have more symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder. COAs had worse results on all the cognitive tests used and their risk of low school achievement was nine times higher than that of controls. Family density of alcoholism was significantly related to several psychiatric disorders and to low academic and cognitive performance in these Children. Conclusion Children of Alcoholics’ whose parents are in contact with treatment centers in Spain constitute a target group for selective prevention, as they have a higher risk of different negative outcomes, which mainly include attention disorders and other cognitive deficits, depression and anxiety.
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Children of Alcoholics in spain from risk to pathology results from the alfil program
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2008Co-Authors: Rosa Díaz, Antoni Gual, Montse García, Jaume Arnau, Francisco Pascual, Bartolomé Cañuelo, Gabriel Rubio, Yolanda Dios, Carmen M Fernandezeire, Raquel ValdésAbstract:Objective To identify the possible risk factors and negative outcomes associated with parental alcoholism. A secondary aim was to determine the influence of the family density of alcoholism on Children of Alcoholics’ (COAs) psychological functioning.
Rosa Díaz - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Children of Alcoholics in Spain: from risk to pathology
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2008Co-Authors: Rosa Díaz, Antoni Gual, Montse García, Jaume Arnau, Francisco Pascual, Bartolomé Cañuelo, Gabriel Rubio, Yolanda Dios, M. Carmen Fernández-eire, Raquel ValdésAbstract:Objective To identify the possible risk factors and negative outcomes associated with parental alcoholism. A secondary aim was to determine the influence of the family density of alcoholism on Children of Alcoholics’ (COAs) psychological functioning. Method A multisite epidemiological study was conducted in 8 Spanish cities, recruiting a total sample of 371 COAs (whose parents were in contact with alcohol treatment centers and accepted to participate in this study) and 147 controls (from schools in the same localities as COAs). Both groups were 6–17 years old and received a comprehensive evaluation of mental disorders (no symptoms, subclinical symptoms or clinical diagnosis for each disorder; according to DSM-IV criteria); alcohol and other substance use (none, occasional, regular and risky consumption); school achievement (low, middle and high) and other academic performance indicators (WISC-R Information and Arithmetic subtests, school support activities and failed subjects and courses). Lastly, several cognitive functions were measured by the WISC-R Similarities, Block Design and Digit Symbol subtests, the Toulouse-Piéron test and the Stroop test. Logistic regression methods were used to compare both groups and a linear regression model was used to determine the influence of the family density of alcoholism. The following confounding variables were controlled for: age, gender, socio-economic status and family cohesion. Results Children of Alcoholics’ were twice as likely as controls to present subclinical symptoms and four times more likely than controls to have a definite diagnosis of any mental disorder. More specifically, COAs had a significantly higher risk than controls of attention deficit disorder/hyperactivity, depression, phobias, enuresis and tics. COAs also tended to have more symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder. COAs had worse results on all the cognitive tests used and their risk of low school achievement was nine times higher than that of controls. Family density of alcoholism was significantly related to several psychiatric disorders and to low academic and cognitive performance in these Children. Conclusion Children of Alcoholics’ whose parents are in contact with treatment centers in Spain constitute a target group for selective prevention, as they have a higher risk of different negative outcomes, which mainly include attention disorders and other cognitive deficits, depression and anxiety.
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Children of Alcoholics in spain from risk to pathology results from the alfil program
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2008Co-Authors: Rosa Díaz, Antoni Gual, Montse García, Jaume Arnau, Francisco Pascual, Bartolomé Cañuelo, Gabriel Rubio, Yolanda Dios, Carmen M Fernandezeire, Raquel ValdésAbstract:Objective To identify the possible risk factors and negative outcomes associated with parental alcoholism. A secondary aim was to determine the influence of the family density of alcoholism on Children of Alcoholics’ (COAs) psychological functioning.
David C. Hodgins - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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identifying adult Children of Alcoholics methodological review and a comparison of the cast 6 with other methods
Addiction, 1995Co-Authors: David C. Hodgins, Lana ShimpAbstract:Methods of identifying adult Children of Alcoholics are described and their psychometric properties are reviewed. These methods include self-report single questions and questionnaires and interview schedules. The CAST-6, a shortened version of the Children of Alcoholics Screening Test, is compared with a variety of these methods. The CAST-6 is confirmed as a useful brief screening measure. It was shown to be internally reliable, have good retest reliability and to agree well with other measures. Using a face to face interview as the comparison standard, however, a number of single questions performed equally as well as the CAST-6 and other more complex methods.
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The cast-6: development of a short-form of the Children of Alcoholics Screening Test.
Addictive behaviors, 1993Co-Authors: David C. Hodgins, Eleanor Maticka-tyndale, Nady El-guebaly, Malcolm WestAbstract:The 30-item Children of Alcoholics Screening Test (CAST) is shortened to a 6-item scale (CAST-6) using Principal Components Analysis of CAST responses for three distinct samples: outpatient substance abusers, outpatient psychiatric patients, and medical students. The face validity, internal consistency, and discriminatory ability of the CAST-6 are examined. The CAST-6 is judged to compare favorably with the full CAST and to provide a more efficient way to identify adult Children of Alcoholics.
Michael J. Sheridan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A psychometric assessment of the Children of Alcoholics Screening Test (CAST).
Journal of studies on alcohol, 1995Co-Authors: Michael J. SheridanAbstract:Objective: Children of Alcoholics have been identified as an at-risk population for a number of physical, emotional and behavioral problems. Therefore, accurate identification of this potential client group is important for both prevention and intervention programming. The current study investigated the psychometric properties of the Children of Alcoholics Screening Test (CAST), which was developed as an assessment tool for identifying latency-age, adolescent and adult Children of Alcoholics. Method: Respondents were recruited through the use of nominational sampling methods for participation in this cross-sectional study. The study sample was composed of 65 male and 149 female respondents, including both adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOAs) and adults reared in non-substance-abusing homes (non-ACOAs). Both ACOA (n = 140) and non-ACOA (n = 74) groups included clinical and nonclinical subjects. Respondents completed a mailed, self-report survey that included the CAST, five other standardized instruments me...
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Family Dynamics and Individual Characteristics of Adult Children of Alcoholics
Journal of Social Service Research, 1993Co-Authors: Michael J. Sheridan, Robert G. GreenAbstract:This study investigates differences in family dynamics and individual characteristics among: (a) adult Children of Alcoholics receiving professional and self-help recovery services; (b) adult Children of Alcoholics not receiving such recovery services; and (c) adults from families where there was an absence of substance abuse, domestic violence, incest, and chronic psychiatric or physical problems. Using discriminant analysis, two family variables (family competence and family cohesion) and three individual variables (individuation from parents, control issues expressed through feelings and problems with self-esteem) were identified as best discriminating between the three groups. Classification analysis revealed that although the identitied variables predicted a relatively high percentage of correct classification of the overall sample (69.05%), the most accurate prediction of group membership was at the extreme levels of family and individual functioning (either high or low). Implications for practice w...
Montse García - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Children of Alcoholics in Spain: from risk to pathology
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2008Co-Authors: Rosa Díaz, Antoni Gual, Montse García, Jaume Arnau, Francisco Pascual, Bartolomé Cañuelo, Gabriel Rubio, Yolanda Dios, M. Carmen Fernández-eire, Raquel ValdésAbstract:Objective To identify the possible risk factors and negative outcomes associated with parental alcoholism. A secondary aim was to determine the influence of the family density of alcoholism on Children of Alcoholics’ (COAs) psychological functioning. Method A multisite epidemiological study was conducted in 8 Spanish cities, recruiting a total sample of 371 COAs (whose parents were in contact with alcohol treatment centers and accepted to participate in this study) and 147 controls (from schools in the same localities as COAs). Both groups were 6–17 years old and received a comprehensive evaluation of mental disorders (no symptoms, subclinical symptoms or clinical diagnosis for each disorder; according to DSM-IV criteria); alcohol and other substance use (none, occasional, regular and risky consumption); school achievement (low, middle and high) and other academic performance indicators (WISC-R Information and Arithmetic subtests, school support activities and failed subjects and courses). Lastly, several cognitive functions were measured by the WISC-R Similarities, Block Design and Digit Symbol subtests, the Toulouse-Piéron test and the Stroop test. Logistic regression methods were used to compare both groups and a linear regression model was used to determine the influence of the family density of alcoholism. The following confounding variables were controlled for: age, gender, socio-economic status and family cohesion. Results Children of Alcoholics’ were twice as likely as controls to present subclinical symptoms and four times more likely than controls to have a definite diagnosis of any mental disorder. More specifically, COAs had a significantly higher risk than controls of attention deficit disorder/hyperactivity, depression, phobias, enuresis and tics. COAs also tended to have more symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder. COAs had worse results on all the cognitive tests used and their risk of low school achievement was nine times higher than that of controls. Family density of alcoholism was significantly related to several psychiatric disorders and to low academic and cognitive performance in these Children. Conclusion Children of Alcoholics’ whose parents are in contact with treatment centers in Spain constitute a target group for selective prevention, as they have a higher risk of different negative outcomes, which mainly include attention disorders and other cognitive deficits, depression and anxiety.
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Children of Alcoholics in spain from risk to pathology results from the alfil program
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2008Co-Authors: Rosa Díaz, Antoni Gual, Montse García, Jaume Arnau, Francisco Pascual, Bartolomé Cañuelo, Gabriel Rubio, Yolanda Dios, Carmen M Fernandezeire, Raquel ValdésAbstract:Objective To identify the possible risk factors and negative outcomes associated with parental alcoholism. A secondary aim was to determine the influence of the family density of alcoholism on Children of Alcoholics’ (COAs) psychological functioning.