@article{ref1,
title="The relationship between self-esteem and psychiatric disorders in adolescents",
journal="European psychiatry",
year="2003",
author="Guillon, M. S. and Crocq, Marc-Antoine and Bailey, P. E.",
volume="18",
number="2",
pages="59-62",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between self-esteem and psychiatric disorders in adolescents. METHODS: Seventy-six adolescents (mean age: 16.02 years; range: 12-20) treated in an inpatient unit and presenting with DSM-IV psychotic disorder, depressive disorder, anxious disorder, anorexia nervosa, personality disorder, or conduct disorder were compared with a control group of 119 adolescents drawn from a normal population. All the subjects were assessed with the French translation of the Coopersmith self-esteem inventory (SEI). RESULTS: Self-esteem was significantly higher in the control than in the clinical population (P = 0.0001). Female patients showed significantly lower SEI scores than male patients. Self-esteem increased significantly after 12 weeks in patients with a first psychotic episode who responded successfully to antipsychotic drug treatment. In the clinical group, a history of suicide attempts and sexual abuse was associated with significantly lower SEI scores. Lack of boy- or girlfriend, dropping out of school, and social withdrawal were also associated with lower self-esteem. CONCLUSION: The presence of a psychiatric disorder in adolescents is associated with decreased self-esteem. This decrease in self-esteem varies according to the psychiatric disorder. Appropriate treatment can enhance self-esteem in adolescent patients.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0924-9338",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}