Research
Unpredictable home lives are linked to children’s mental health problems, beyond abuse and neglect
PsyPost · By Bianca Setionago ·
The Brief
- A five-question screen on unpredictable childhood experiences identified mental health risks in some children that a standard adversity questionnaire did not flag.
- The study was published in Nature Mental Health.
- Both questionnaires were linked to mental health problems, according to the source excerpt.
Why it matters
Standard childhood adversity questionnaires may miss some children whose home life is unpredictable, which could matter for how researchers and clinicians screen for mental health risk.
Who’s affected
- Researchers and clinicians who use childhood adversity questionnaires
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A five-question screen about unpredictable childhood experiences identified mental health risks among some children who were not flagged by a standard adversity questionnaire, according to a study published in Nature Mental Health . Both questionnaires were linked to mental…