Seven-year follow-up of speech/language impaired and control children: psychiatric outcome

J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 1996 Nov;37(8):961-70. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1996.tb01493.x.

Abstract

This study examined the 7-year psychiatric outcome of 202 speech/language (S/L) impaired and control children selected from a community sample at age 5 years. Children with S/L at age 5 years were more likely to be psychiatric cases at age 12.5 years than were normal controls, even if their S/L improved. Controlling for concurrent psychiatric disorder, S/L impairment at age 5 years was still associated with an increased rate of psychiatric disorder at 12.5 years. Psychiatric disorder at age 12.5 years was more likely to co-occur with language disorder than with speech disorder.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Articulation Disorders / diagnosis
  • Articulation Disorders / psychology
  • Articulation Disorders / therapy
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / diagnosis
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / psychology*
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / therapy
  • Child
  • Child Behavior Disorders / diagnosis
  • Child Behavior Disorders / psychology*
  • Child Behavior Disorders / therapy
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cohort Studies
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Language Development Disorders / diagnosis
  • Language Development Disorders / psychology*
  • Language Development Disorders / therapy
  • Personality Development*
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Risk Factors
  • Social Environment
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Speech Disorders / diagnosis
  • Speech Disorders / psychology*
  • Speech Disorders / therapy