Neurodevelopmental Problems in Maltreated Children Referred with Indiscriminate Friendliness

Autor/inn/en	Kocovska, Eva; Puckering, Christine; Follan, Michael; Smillie, Maureen; Gorski, Charlotta; Barnes, James; Wilson, Philip; Young, David; Lidstone, Emma; Pritchett, Rachel; Hockaday, Harriet; Minnis, Helen
Titel	Neurodevelopmental Problems in Maltreated Children Referred with Indiscriminate Friendliness
Quelle	In: Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 33 (2012) 5, S.1560-1565 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0891-4222
DOI	10.1016/j.ridd.2012.02.016
Schlagwörter	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Older Adults; Adoption; Neurological Impairments; Developmental Disabilities; Child Abuse; Interpersonal Relationship; Comparative Analysis; Children; Preadolescents; Attachment Behavior; Intelligence Quotient + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Älterer Erwachsener; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Entwicklungsstörung; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Intelligenzquotient
Abstract	We aimed to explore the extent of neurodevelopmental difficulties in severely maltreated adopted children. We recruited 34 adopted children, referred with symptoms of indiscriminate friendliness and a history of severe maltreatment in their early childhood and 32 typically developing comparison children without such a history, living in biological families. All 66 children, aged 5-12 years, underwent a detailed neuropsychiatric assessment. The overwhelming majority of the adopted/indiscriminately friendly group had a range of psychiatric diagnoses, including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and one third exhibited the disorganised pattern of attachment. The mean IQ was 15 points lower than the comparison group and the majority of the adopted group had suspected language disorder and/or delay. Our findings show that school-aged adopted children with a history of severe maltreatment can have very complex and sometimes disabling neuropsychiatric problems. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10