Table 2. Rates of psychiatric disorders by domain.
| Care as usual (n=55) | Disrupted foster care (n=28)* | Stable foster care (n=26) | Ever placed in institution (n=110) | Never placed in institution (n=49) | |
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| All children (n=159) | |||||
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| Any psychiatric disorder | 24 (44%) | 12 (43%) | 7 (27%) | 43 (39%) | 8 (16%) |
| Internalising disorders | 8 (15%) | 6 (21%) | 2 (8%) | 16 (15%) | 6 (12%) |
| Externalising disorders | 17 (31%) | 6 (21%) | 4 (15%) | 27 (25%) | 2 (4%) |
| ADHD | 8 (15%) | 8 (29%) | 5 (19%) | 21 (19%) | 1 (2%) |
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| Girls (n=80) | |||||
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| Any psychiatric disorder | 8/26 (31%) | 6/13 (46%) | 3/12 (25%) | 17/52 (33%) | 5/28 (18%) |
| Internalising disorders | 4/26 (15%) | 4/13 (31%) | 2/12 (17%) | 10/52 (19%) | 4/28 (14%) |
| Externalising disorders | 6/26 (23%) | 4/13 (31%) | 0/12 (0%) | 10/52 (19%) | 1/28 (4%) |
| ADHD | 3/26 (12%) | 3/13 (23%) | 1/12 (8%) | 7/52 (14%) | 1/28 (4%) |
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| Boys (n=79) | |||||
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| Any psychiatric disorder | 16/29 (55%) | 6/15 (40%) | 4/14 (29%) | 26/58 (45%) | 3/21 (14%) |
| Internalising disorders | 4/29 (14%) | 2/15 (13%) | 0/14 (0%) | 6/58 (10%) | 2/21 (10%) |
| Externalising disorders | 11/29 (38%) | 2/15 (13%) | 4/14 (29%) | 17/58 (29%) | 1/21 (5%) |
| ADHD | 5/29 (17%) | 4/14 (29%) | 5/15 (33%) | 14/58 (24%) | 0/21 (0%) |
Data are n(%) or n/N(%).
*
One child excluded because she was reintegrated into her biological family before placement in foster care.