title: Deficits in social problem solving in adolescents with prenatal exposure to alcohol.
abstract: This study evaluated the social problem solving skills of adolescents with histories of prenatal alcohol exposure. Adolescents (28 alcohol-exposed, 15 controls) completed a standardized questionnaire of social problem solving, and caregivers completed a parent-report measure of executive functioning. Both questionnaires were mailed to families, and caregivers were asked to recruit a non-exposed control. Results suggest that alcohol-exposed adolescents have substantial impairments in their abilities to solve problems in their everyday life, even in the absence of mental retardation. Such impairments are likely to have a significant impact on social and academic functioning and reflect their need for critical services otherwise unavailable to them.
authors.affiliation: Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego, California, USA.
authors.forename: Christie L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: McGee
authors.forename: Susanna L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Fryer
authors.forename: Olivia A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Bjorkquist
authors.forename: Sarah N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Mattson
authors.forename: Edward P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Riley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D063647:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011340:Problem Solving; D012919:Social Behavior; D012938:Social Perception; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol