Motor impairment in children with anxiety disorders

PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH

卷:198

Article

Skirbekk, Benedicte^1,2  Hansen, Berit Hjelde^1,3  Oerbeck, Beate¹  Wentzel-Larsen, Tore^1,4  Kristensen, Hanne^1,2 

[1] Eastern & So Norway, Ctr Child & Adolescent Mental Hlth, N-0405 Oslo, Norway

[2] Lovisenberg Diakonale Hosp, Nic Waals Inst, Oslo, Norway

[3] Akershus Univ Hosp, Div Mental Hlth Serv, Lorenskog, Norway

[4] Norwegian Ctr Violence & Traumat Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway

关键词: Motor skills;    Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder;    Developmental coordination disorder;    Postural balance;    Comorbidity;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.psychres.2011.12.008

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

This study examined the frequency and degree of motor impairment in referred children with anxiety disorders (AnxDs), compared with children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), children with comorbid AnxDs and ADHD, and nonreferred controls. All participants (n=141; 90 males, 51 females; mean age: 10 years, 1 month; range: 7-13 years) had an IQ greater than 70. Diagnoses of mental disorders were established using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Aged Children (Kiddie-SADS). Motor ability was assessed using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC). We found that children with AnxDs exhibited significantly higher total impairment scores on the M-ABC than controls, but were not significantly different from children with ADHD or children with comorbid AnxDs and ADHD. All clinical groups exhibited similar profiles of motor impairment. A total of 19 (46%) children with AnxDs scored below the 5th percentile on the M-ABC, indicating that motor function is impaired in many children with AnxDs to a degree that probably interferes with their activities of daily living. These results support the notion that assessment of motor function is important in understanding the daily challenges of children with AnxDs. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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