Abstract
Fifty-six children with and forty-five children without deficits in attention, motor control and perception (DAMP) had been recruited from the general population at age 7 years. They were followed up neuropsychiatrically at age 16 years after intermediate term follow up at age 10 and 13 years. Cases were subdivided into those with good and not good outcome on the basis of absence or presence of psychiatric and personality disorders, multiple traumatic accidents and speech and language problems at age 16 years. The presence of DAMP in itself was the strongest predictor of poor outcome. High scores for minor neurological dysfunction, low performance IQ, autistic features at age 7 years and poor reading skills at age 10 and/or 13 years were important background factors in cases with poor outcome. In the small subgroup with poor outcome among those without DAMP at age 7 years, major life events was the most important background factor.
Résumé
Cinquante-six enfants atteints et quarante-cinq enfants non atteints de déficits de l'attention, du contrÔle moteur et de la perception (DAMP), ont été recrutés en population générale à l'âge de 7 ans. Ils ont été évalués sur la plan neuropsychiatrique à l'âge de 16 ans, après des évaluations intermédiaires à l'âge de 10 et 13 ans. Les cas ont été subdivisés entre bons et mauvais devenir sur la base de la présence ou de l'absence de troubles de la personnalité, l'importance du nombre d'accidents traumatiques, les difficultés d'élocution et de langage à 16 ans. La présence de DAMP était en soi, le facteur prédictif le plus important de mauvais devenir. Des scores élevés à des dysfonctionnements neurologiques mineurs, un QI bas, des traits autistiques à l'âge de 7 ans, et de mauvaises capacités en lecture à l'âge de 10 ou 13 ans ont été des facteurs importants dans les cas de mauvais devenir. Dans le petit sous-groupe à mauvais devenir caractérisé par une absence de DAMP à l'âge de 7 ans, des événements de vie marquants ont semblé Être des antécédents importants.
Zusammenfassung
56 Kinder mit und 45 Kinder ohne Störungen der Aufmerksamkeit, der motorischen Kontrolle und der Wahrnehmung (DAMP) waren aus einer Gesamtpopulation 7jÄhriger rekrutiert worden. Sie wurden neuropsychiatrisch im Alter von 16 jahren nachuntersucht, nachdem zwischenzeitliche Untersuchungen im Alter von 10 und 13 Jahren erfolgt waren. Die Probanden wurden in solche mit gutem und nicht gutem Ausgang unterteilt, in AbhÄngigkeit vom Vorliegen psychiatrischer AuffÄlligkeiten, Persönlichkeitsstörungen, multiplen Traumata und Sprech- und Sprachproblemen im Alter von 16 Jahren. Das Vorhandensein von DAMP war der stÄrkste PrÄdiktor für einen schlechten Ausgang. Hohe Werte für leichte neurologische AuffÄlligkeiten, ein niedriger Handlungs-IQ, autistische Züge im Alter von 7 Jahren und schlechte LesefÄhigkeiten im Alter von 10 und/oder 13 Jahren waren wichtige Hintergrundfaktoren bei den Probanden mit einem schlechten Ausgang. In der kleinen Untergruppe mit einem schlechten Ausgang bei den Kindern, die im Alter von 7 Jahren kein DAMP ausgewiesen hatten, bildeten schwerwiegende Lebensereignisse den wichtigsten Hintergrundfaktor.
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Hellgren, L., Gillberg, C. & Gillberg, I.C. Children with deficits in attention, motor control and perception (DAMP) almost grown up: The contribution of various background factors to outcome at age 16 years. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 3, 1–15 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01977607
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