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Mental health and self-image among deaf and hard of hearing children
(ages 11-18 years) in southern Sweden was investigated.



The children (N = 111) attended special schools for the deaf (n = 28),
special schools for the hard of hearing (n = 23), and regular schools
where hard of hearing children were mainstreamed (n = 60).



The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (Goodman, 1997) was used to
screen mental health and the "I Think I Am" questionnaire
Ouvinen-Birgerstam (1982, 1984) to measure self-esteem.



The study shows that hard of hearing children seem to do as well, as a
group, as other children in Swedish society.



Mean SDQ and ITIA scores indicated that the mainstreamed students and
the students in special schools for the hard of hearing had higher
levels of rated mental health and self-image than the students in
schools for the deaf.



Am Ann Deaf. 2009 Winter;153(5):504-15.

Mental health and self-image among deaf and hard of hearing
children.Mejstad L, Heiling K, Svedin CG.

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Lund University, Sweden.





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