DSM-IV Diagnoses and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children Before and 1 Year after Adenotonsillectomy

DSM-IV criteria-based psychiatric diagnoses done in children before and one year after adenotonsillectomy are assessed to record any improvement in behavior. It is found that surgery might be associated with reduced behavioral morbidity.

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Published inJournal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Vol. 46; no. 11; pp. 1425 - 1436
Main Authors Dillon, James E, Blunden, Sarah, Ruzicka, Deborah L, Guire, Kenneth E, Champine, Donna, Weatherly, Robert A, Hodges, Elise K, Giordani, Bruno J, Chervin, Ronald D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.11.2007
Subjects
Adenoidectomy
Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders - diagnosis
Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders - epidemiology
Behavior Change
Child
Clinical Diagnosis
Cohort Studies
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Emotional Disturbances
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Polysomnography
Postoperative Period
Prospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Sleep
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - epidemiology
Surgery
Time Factors
Tonsillectomy
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Summary:DSM-IV criteria-based psychiatric diagnoses done in children before and one year after adenotonsillectomy are assessed to record any improvement in behavior. It is found that surgery might be associated with reduced behavioral morbidity.
ISSN:0890-8567
DOI:10.1097/chi.0b013e31814b8eb2