PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS AND CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NON-ORGANIC FAILURE TO THRIVE IN INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS AND CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NON-ORGANIC FAILURE TO THRIVE IN INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
Author(s): Carmen Costea-BărluțiuSubject(s): Psychology
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: non-organic failure to thrive; infant development; mental health screening; malnutrition; psychosocial stressors.
Summary/Abstract: Non-organic failure to thrive in infants and young children is a severe condition with a strong impact on the child’s developmental outcomes. We analyzed social environmental, emotional, behavioral and temperamental factors, as well as several mental health issues drawn from observation and assessment of sixty-nine infants and toddlers hospitalized for nutrition disorders, in order to determine the impact of non-organic FTT on the child’s development at this stage. Several implications for enhancement of resilience were also derived.
Journal: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai - Psychologia-Paedagogia
- Issue Year: 55/2010
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 3-17
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English