出版社:Universidade Federal do Parana̧, Departamento de Psicologia
摘要:The goal of this study was to make a comprehensive and unsystematic review of the Brazilianliterature on the topic of mental health in childhood, from 1995 to 2006. The review was based onabstract’s analysis found in LILACS and INDEXPSI databases. Different descriptors were used inorder to ensure a reasonable overview of the production. First, the abstracts were classified accordingto the following categories: publication type, year, field, production type, the theoretical approach andmethodology. Then, the abstracts were submitted to a content analysis, resulting in these categories:causes/antecedents/risk factors, assessment/diagnosis, validation tests and instruments, preventionstudies, intervention, pharmacotherapy, neurologic/genetic understanding, psychoanalytical/ psychosocialunderstanding, ego functions studies, familiar/context aspects, comorbidity, epidemiological aspectsand others. A total of 1102 abstracts were analyzed, being computed and categorized 479, accordingto the criteria. There were more abstracts in the keywords “children autism”, followed by “domesticviolence” and “depression and children”. Most abstracts were classified in these categories:assessment/diagnosis, psychoanalytical/psychosocial intervention and understanding.