Journal article
Prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses in preterm and full-term children, adolescents and young adults: A meta-analysis
AC Burnett, PJ Anderson, J Cheong, LW Doyle, CG Davey, SJ Wood
Psychological Medicine | Published : 2011
Abstract
Background Preterm (PT) birth and low birth weight (LBW) are high-prevalence events that are associated with adverse outcomes in the longer term, with vulnerability increasing as maturity at birth decreases. Psychiatric symptomatology appears heightened in PT/LBW survivors, though there are some discordant findings from studies using questionnaire measures, particularly with respect to anxiety and depressive symptoms.Method This article synthesises findings from research using clinical psychiatric diagnostic criteria in PT/LBW individuals aged 10-25 years compared with term-born peers. Key outcomes of interest were the rates of individuals receiving any psychiatric diagnosis and the number o..
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Awarded by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Clinical Research Excellence (CCRE) in Newborn Medicine
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Funding Acknowledgements
A.C.B. is supported by an Australian Postgraduate Award. J.C. receives salary support from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Clinical Research Excellence (CCRE) in Newborn Medicine (no. 546549). P.J.A. acknowledges support from the NHMRC for a Senior Research Fellowship (no. 628371) and project grant (no 491246). C.G.D. is supported by a NHMRC Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowship (no. 628922). S.J.W. was supported by a Clinical Career Development Award from the NHMRC (no. 628711).