Journal article

Psychiatric outcomes at age seven for very preterm children: Rates and predictors

K Treyvaud, A Ure, LW Doyle, KJ Lee, CE Rogers, H Kidokoro, TE Inder, PJ Anderson

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines | WILEY | Published : 2013

Abstract

Background: Uncertainty remains about the rate of specific psychiatric disorders and associated predictive factors for very preterm (VPT) children. The aims of this study were to document rates of psychiatric disorders in VPT children aged 7 years compared with term born children, and to examine potential predictive factors for psychiatric diagnoses in VPT children. Methods: Participants were 177 VPT and 65 term born children. Perinatal medical data were collected, which included brain abnormalities detected using magnetic resonance imaging. The Infant-Toddler Social-Emotional Assessment (ITSEA) and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) were administered at 2 and 5 years respectivel..

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