HCPlive (1/3, Walter) reports, “Preterm birth and family history result in an increased risk of developing a psychiatric disorder by age 15, with many also suffering from two or three disorders, mainly anxiety,” attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, “and major depression,” investigators concluded in a 670-child study that “evaluated the prevalence, co-occurrence, sex differences, and functional correlates of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) psychiatric disorders in 15-year-old adolescents born extremely preterm.” The findings were published online Dec. 28 in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
Related Links:
— “Extremely Preterm Births Linked to Increase Risk of Psychiatric Disorders “Kenny Walter, HCPlive, January 3, 2022