title: Psychopathology, quality of life, and related factors in children with celiac disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to survey children with celiac disease (CD) for psychiatric disorders, determine the possible factors that predict psychopathology, and analyze health-related quality of life and possible factors that could affect the quality of life.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this study, all children completed the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Age Children - Present and Lifetime Version - Turkish Version (K-SADS-PL-T), as well as the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) for the 8-12 age group, and a sentence completion test. A face-to-face interview was performed with the parents of the participants to inform them about the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This study included 52 children with celiac disease in the age range of 8-12 years, and 40 healthy children. The mean age of the study group was 10.36±0.36 years, and 31 (59%) of them were females. The mean age of the control group was 10.35±0.46 years and 24 (60%) of them were females. The mean subscale scores of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory were significantly lower in children with celiac disease when compared to the control group (p<0.05). There was at least one psychiatric disorder in the 26 (50%) children with celiac disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study has shown once more that celiac disease is associated with some psychiatric signs/diagnoses, and that it decreased quality of life. Further studies are needed to determine the factors that could reduce the psychiatric signs. It is apparent that those studies would contribute new approaches to improve diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Emel Mehmet Tarman Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Kayseri, Turkey. Electronic address: dr.eylemsevinc@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Eylem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sevinç
authors.affiliation: Emel Mehmet Tarman Children's Hospital, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatih Hilmi
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Çetin
authors.affiliation: Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Banu Demet
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Coşkun
mesh_terms: D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey
keywords: Celiac disease; Child; Criança; Diagnóstico psiquiátrico; Doença celíaca; Psychiatric diagnosis; Qualidade de vida; Quality of life