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[The characteristics of the mental development of young orphan children]
Insights
Early institutionalization of 45 orphans revealed an "orphan syndrome" with affective and autistic-like deprivation symptoms. Standard childcare programs are insufficient for these vulnerable children.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Child Psychiatry
Context:
- Study analyzed 45 orphan children from birth to 3.5 years in a Moscow institution.
- Focus on early developmental peculiarities in institutionalized orphans.
Purpose:
- Describe the "orphan syndrome" characterized by affective alterations and para-autistic deprivation features.
- Evaluate the adequacy of standard childcare programs for institutionalized orphans.
Summary:
- Standard crèche and kindergarten programs are insufficient for institutionalized orphans.
- Orphan syndrome manifests as affective disturbances and deprivation-related para-autistic behaviors.
- Highlights the need for specialized interventions.
Impact:
- Emphasizes the necessity for psychiatrists and psychologists to address psychopathological manifestations of deprivation.
- Stresses the importance of correction and prophylaxis for mitigating maternal deprivation consequences.
- Informs the development of targeted support for institutionalized children.
Abstract:
The peculiarities of the development of 45 orphan children who were bringing up in one Moscow's "baby's home" in early age from birth till first 3.5 years had been analysed. The "orphan syndrome" which was characterized by both alteration in affective background of personality and para-autistic appearance of deprivation character had been described. The article emphasized that the conditions of ordinary bringing up which were formed on the basis of standard crèche and kindergarten programmes for normal children were insufficient for orphan children in "baby's home". Deprivation psychopathological manifestations in orphan children must to attract attention of psychiatrists as well as psychologists toward the necessity of correction and prophylaxis of these disturbances with their direction on the softening of maternal deprivation consequences.