title: Cerebral palsy risk factors and their impact on psychopathology.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined whether the type of brain injury impacts the psychopathological profile and quality of life in children with cerebral palsy (CP).
  
  
  METHODS
  We assessed 18 children with CP [9 premature, 9 asphyxia at term] and 16 siblings using parent forms of the child behavior checklist (CBCL), disruptive behavior disorder rating scale (DBDRS), and pediatric quality of life inventory (PEDSQL).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Children with CP demonstrated more emotional and behavioral symptoms (depression, anxiety, and social, thought, and attention problems) and lower quality of life than their siblings. The pathopsychological profile of children with CP due to prematurity and asphyxia was similar.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Etiology does not impact the psychopathology in children with CP.
authors.forename: Anat
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Levy-Zaks
authors.forename: Yehuda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pollak
authors.forename: Hilla
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ben-Pazi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000453:epidemiology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D011599:Psychopathology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D035781:Siblings / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cerebral palsy,; Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy,; Periventricular leukomalacia,; Psychopathology,; Quality of life