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A comparative assessment of generalized anxiety, conduct and peer relationship problems among AIDS and other orphaned children in India

January 18, 2017
Authors: Prem Kumar SG, Anil Kumar G, Ramgopal SP, Venkata Srinivas V and Rakhi Dandona
Organization: BMC Psychiatry

Researchers compared the generalized anxiety, conduct and peer relationship problems and their associated risk factors among children orphaned by HIV/ AIDS and those due to other reasons in the Indian city of Hyderabad and found that a significantly high proportion of AIDS orphans deal with generalized anxiety, conduct and peer relationship problem as compared with other orphans.  This assessment highlights the need to address the poor mental health of orphans in India.