BACKGROUND: As many as, 45% of orphaned children and adolescents living in orphanages experience behavioral emotional problems. Several literature reviews on the intervention problems orphan have been widely conducted. However, there is paucity problem interventions group based type approach used published articles. AIM: This study aimed to synthesize results aged 7–20 years who live institutio...

Since 1914 there have been many reports of explosive outbreaks of poliomyelitis in orphanages or hospitals, all of which have been associated with injections of inflammatory substances. The earliest in Berlin in 1913 had a paralytic attack rate of 23% and further epidemics were reported from Rome and Naples until the 1950's (see reference 1 for a review of these and other epidemics). In these e...

BACKGROUND It has been reported that children nursed in orphanages loose one month of lineal growth for every three months they spend in the orphanage. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the daily variation of weight- for- length and length-for-age among infants under 24 months of age, living in a temporary public orphanage in Mexico. METHODS Ninety children from 0 to 24 mo...

Children and youth who have experienced foster care or orphanage-rearing have often experienced complex developmental trauma, demonstrating an interactive set of psychological and behavioral issues. Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) is a therapeutic model that trains caregivers to provide effective support and treatment for at-risk children. TBRI has been applied in orphanages, courts,...

This study compared male adolescents in an orphanage with adolescents raised by their families in terms of psychiatric symptoms, using the Brief Symptom Inventory. Anxiety, depression, negative self, hostility, and Global Severity Index points were significantly higher in adolescents in the orphanage, although they did not reach pathological levels except with respect to hostility. Adolescents ...

Childhood is a crucial period affecting physical and intellectual development. Although children living in orphanages are among the most vulnerable groups at risk of malnutrition, there is scarcity of data concerning their nutritional status in Lebanon. To investigate these data, a cross-sectional survey was conducted including a sample of 153 institutionalized children aged 5-14 years from all...