Psychiatric disorders in extremely preterm children : longitudinal finding at age 11 years in the EPICure study
- Johnson, Samantha J.
- Hollis, Chris
- Kochhar, Puja
- Hennessy, Enid M.
- Wolke, Dieter
- Marlow, Neil
DOIAbstract
Objective: To investigate the prevalence and risk factors for psychiatric disorders in extremely preterm children. Method: All babies born <26 weeks gestation in the United Kingdom and Ireland from March through December 1995 were recruited to the EPICure Study. Of 307 survivors at 11 years of age, 219 (71%) were assessed alongside 153 term-born classmates. Parents completed a structured psychiatric interview about their child, and teachers completed a corresponding questionnaire from which DSM-IV diagnoses were assigned for 219 (100%) extremely preterm children and 152 (99%) classmates. An IQ test and a physical evaluation were also administered. Longitudinal data were available for extremely preterm children. Results: Extremely preterm ch...
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