Premium
Peer Relationship Problems in Children with Tourette's Disorder or Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
Bawden Harry N.,
Stokes Aidan,
Carol S. Carol S.,
Camfield Peter R.,
Salisbury Sonia
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/1469-7610.00366
Subject(s) - psychology , psychosocial , psychopathology , tics , psychiatry , tourette syndrome , developmental psychology , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , peer group , tic disorder , clinical psychology , el niño , pediatrics , medicine
Peer relationships, social skills, self‐esteem, parental psychopathology, and family functioning of children with Tourette's disorder and a chronic disease control group of children with diabetes mellitus were compared. Children with Tourette's disorder had poorer peer relationships than their classmates and were more likely to have extreme scores reflecting increased risk for peer relationship problems than children with diabetes mellitus, but did not report self‐esteem problems or social skills deficits. Measures of peer relationships were not related to severity or duration of tics. Children with Tourette's disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder were at increased risk for poor peer relationships. The psychosocial problems of children with Tourette's disorder do not appear to be the generic result of having a chronic disease.