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| Research article summary (published 17 Nov 2009): |
Prevalence of psychopathology in childhood epilepsy: categorical and dimensional measures.
Full Abstract
Few studies have utilized both categorical and dimensional measures of psychopathology in children with epilepsy. We evaluated 173 children (88 males, 85 females; mean age 11.7y [SD 1.8]; range 9-14y) who had epilepsy (generalized 36%, partial 61%) for at least 6 months. The primary caregiver completed a dimensional measure, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and a categorical measure, either the Child Symptom Inventory (CSI) or the Adolescent Symptom Inventory (ASI). Correlation coefficients were computed between the CBCL scores and CSI/ASI symptom scores. For all children, diagnostic risk was higher than norms on CSI/ASI for attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) inattentive type, ADHD combined type, oppositional defiant disorder, and dysthymic disorder. For children between 9 and 12 years, elevated scores were found on CBCL, total, internalizing, and attention problems, and on CSI, diagnostic risk for conduct disorder and Asperger syndrome. For children of 13 and 14 years, ASI diagnostic risk was higher for specific phobia, obsessions, posttraumatic stress disorder, motor tics, antisocial personality, panic attack, somatization disorder, and enuresis. CBCL and symptom scores on the CSI/ASI were significantly correlated. The conclusion was that children with epilepsy have high rates of behavioral difficulties on both dimensional and categorical measures. Concurrent validity for the CSI/ASI was supported.
Author information
Author/s: Dunn, David W (DW); Austin, Joan K (JK); Perkins, Susan M (SM);
Affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA. ddunn(-atsign-)iupui.edu
Grants: R01 NR04536 (Agency:NINR NIH HHS)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Journal: Developmental medicine and child neurology (Dev Med Child Neurol), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2009-May; vol 51 (issue 5) : pp 364-72
Dates: Created 2009/04/21; Completed 2009/05/04;
PMID: 19018836, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 5/4/2009, IMS Date: 04 May 2009 00:00:00)
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Comments and Corrections
CommentIn: Dev Med Child Neurol. 2009 May;51(5):336-7. (PMID: 19170721)
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