Behavioural and emotional problems in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease

E M Utens; F C Verhulst; F J Meijboom; H J Duivenvoorden; R A Erdman; E Bos; J T Roelandt; J Hess

doi:10.1017/s0033291700028518

Behavioural and emotional problems in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease

Psychol Med. 1993 May;23(2):415-24. doi: 10.1017/s0033291700028518.

Authors

E M Utens¹, F C Verhulst, F J Meijboom, H J Duivenvoorden, R A Erdman, E Bos, J T Roelandt, J Hess

Affiliation

¹ Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 8332658
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700028518

Abstract

Behavioural/emotional problems were assessed at least nine years after surgical correction for congenital heart disease (ConHD) in childhood. Parents of 144 10-15-year-old ConHD-children completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and 179, 11-17-year-old, ConHD-adolescents completed the Youth Self-Report (YSR). On the CBCL and YSR ConHD-children and adolescents obtained significantly higher problem scores than same-aged peers from normative reference groups. No significant differences were found between problem scores for different cardiac diagnostic groups. A negative correlation was found between CBCL total problem scores and IQ-scores of ConHD-children; for YSR total problem scores no such relationship was found.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Psychological*
Adolescent
Affective Symptoms / diagnosis
Affective Symptoms / psychology*
Child
Child Behavior Disorders / diagnosis
Child Behavior Disorders / psychology*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Defects, Congenital / psychology*
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
Humans
Intelligence
Male
Personality Assessment
Personality Inventory
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
Postoperative Complications / psychology
Sick Role*
Social Adjustment