Maria Loades|Kiki Mastroyannopoulou
Teachers’ Recognition of Children’s Mental Health Problems
University of East Anglia|University of East Anglia
background teachers significant role play identifying children mental health problems however teachers perceptions childrens mental health problems relatively unexplored method primary school teachers n 113 completed questionnaire composed vignettes describing children symptoms common emotional disorder common behavioural disorder following asked number questions regarding problem recognition helpseeking results teachers able recognise existence problem rate severity significantly concerned vignette child symptoms behavioural disorder emotional disorder gender child found independently predict teachers accurately recognising child problem conclusion teachers good recognising whether child presents problem however problem recognition affected gender child type symptomatology displayed emotional versus behavioural