Psychological adjustment and coping in a population of children with recurrent syncope

The authors examined the association of psychological adjustment, styles of coping, and disease severity for children with recurrent syncope. Participants were 44 children and adolescents with a history of recurrent syncope and 40 healthy comparison control children. Dependent variables were measure...

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Published inJournal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics Vol. 21; no. 3; p. 189
Main Authors Byars, K C, Brown, R T, Campbell, R M, Hobbs, S A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.2000
Subjects
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Anxiety Disorders - etiology
Anxiety Disorders - psychology
Child
Electrocardiography
Female
Humans
Male
Recurrence
Severity of Illness Index
Social Alienation - psychology
Syncope - diagnosis
Syncope - psychology
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Summary:The authors examined the association of psychological adjustment, styles of coping, and disease severity for children with recurrent syncope. Participants were 44 children and adolescents with a history of recurrent syncope and 40 healthy comparison control children. Dependent variables were measures of internalizing adjustment (e.g., anxiety, depression, withdrawal) reported by children and their parents and styles of coping reported by children. Parents reported higher frequencies of the internalizing of behavioral symptoms (i.e., anxiety, withdrawal) for children with recurrent syncope compared with their healthy counterparts. Children's self-reports did not reveal significant differences between the syncope and comparison groups in psychological adjustment and styles of coping. The authors conclude from these findings that adjustment difficulties, including symptoms of anxiety and social withdrawal, may occur with recurrent syncope. Implications for clinical practice and future research are discussed.
ISSN:0196-206X