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Long‐Term Outcome of Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Psychopathology, Behavior, and Intelligence
Author(s) -
Steinhausen HansChristoph,
Spohr HansLudwig
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb03657.x
Subject(s) - psychopathology , psychology , intelligence quotient , fetal alcohol syndrome , cognition , clinical psychology , psychiatry , developmental psychology , alcohol , biochemistry , chemistry
Within an interdisciplinary research project, the long‐term outcome of children with fetal alcohol syndrome was studied. Methods for the assessment of psychopathology, behavior, and intelligence included psychiatric interviews, behavior checklists for parents and teachers, and intelligence tests. The children were assessed during preschool age, early school age (6 to 12 years), and late school age (≥ 13 years). An excess of psychopathology, (including hyperkinetic disorders, emotional disorders, sleep disorders, and abnormal habits and sterotypies) with a strong persistence over time was found. Cognitive functioning was marked by a large proportion of mentally retarded children and also did not change considerably over time. This long‐term outcome study reflects the handicapping effects of fetal alcohol syndrome.