Seven-year follow-up of speech/language impaired and control children: psychiatric outcome.
This study examined the 7-year psychiatric outcome of 202 speech/language (S/L) impaired and control children selected from a community sample at age 5 years. Children with S/L at age 5 years were more likely to be psychiatric cases at age 12.5 years than were normal controls, even if their S/L improved. Controlling for concurrent psychiatric disorder, S/L impairment at age 5 years was still associated with an increased rate of psychiatric disorder at 12.5 years. Psychiatric disorder at age 12.5 years was more likely to co-occur with language disorder than with speech disorder.
Beitchman
J H
JH
Child and Family Studies, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada.
Brownlie
E B
EB
Inglis
A
A
Wild
J
J
Ferguson
B
B
Schachter
D
D
Lancee
W
W
Wilson
B
B
Mathews
R
R
D001184:Articulation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D010553:Personality Development; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy