Continuity of psychiatric disorders between 6 and 11 years of age in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort
AUTOR(ES)
La Maison, Carolina; Maruyama, Jessica M.; Munhoz, Tiago N.; Santos, Iná S.; do Amaral, Mariana R.; Anselmi, Luciana; Barros, Fernando C.; Pastor-Valero, Maria; Matijasevich, Alicia
FONTE
Braz. J. Psychiatry
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2020-10
RESUMO
Objective: To investigate the incidence and homotypic and heterotypic continuity of psychiatric disorders between ages 6 and 11. Methods: In 2004, all live births in the city of Pelotas, Brazil, were recorded (n=4,231). Psychiatric disorders were assessed by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). SDQ subscale scores (emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, and peer relationship problems) were categorized as normal or abnormal. To examine associations between problems over time, odds ratios were computed using logistic regression. Results: Any SDQ difficulty was observed in 350 children (10.4%, 95%CI 9.4-11.5) at age 6 and 476 (14.2%, 95%CI 13.0-15.4) at age 11, with a higher prevalence among boys at both ages. Between ages 6 and 11, there was a 50 and a 45% increase in the prevalence of emotional and hyperactivity/inattention symptoms, respectively. Among those who had any SDQ difficulty at age 6, that status persisted in 81% at age 11. We found homotypic continuity of emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, and peer relationship problems. Conclusions: Our results indicate an increasing incidence of psychiatric disorders in this age group, with rates of disorders and continuity patterns similar to those observed in other studies.
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