Psychiatric problems at baseline in children with hemiplegia
predicted psychiatric problems at 4 years
Not exact matches
Substance use disorders emerged in middle adolescence and increased in frequency through the middle 20s, becoming by far the most common
psychiatric problems reported by the study participants.26, 27 We have already shown that early conduct
problems predicted the onset of adolescent substance use disorders in this sample, 28,29 and it is not surprising that this is the aspect of behavioral
problems that showed the intervention effect in young adulthood.
The adolescent and young adult with ADHD is at risk for school failure, emotional difficulties, poor peer relationships, and trouble with the law.29, 30 Factors identifiable in younger youth that
predict the persistence of ADHD into adulthood include familiality with ADHD and
psychiatric comorbidity — particularly aggression or delinquency
problems.28,, 29,31,32
Externalizing
problems were
predicted by
psychiatric problems of the mother before pregnancy and child's externalizing
problems at 2 years of age.
After adjustment for sociodemographic factors, parental alcohol use and
psychiatric disorders, and earlier externalizing and internalizing
problems, substance use
predicted criminality, especially among males, with the highest odds ratio (OR) for cannabis use [adjusted OR 6.2, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 3.1 — 12.7].