Table 1.
Results of parent-report interviews: the total group of clinically-referred preschoolers is compared to typical preschoolers.
| Typical Group, n=12— | Clinically-Referred Group (Mania symptoms), n=19 for PAPA, & 17 for KSADS— | Fisher’s Exact— | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score greater than 2: | Score greater than 2: | ||||
| YES | NO | YES | NO | p-values* | |
| PAPA, total on mania/psychosis items | 2 | 10 | 18 | 1 | <0.001 |
| KSADS, expansive mood | 1 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0.002 |
| KSADS, grandiosity | 0 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0.001 |
| KSADS, irritability | 1 | 11 | 15 | 2 | <0.001 |
| KSADS, accelerated, pressured, or increased speech | 0 | 12 | 15 | 2 | <0.001 |
| KSADS, decreased need for sleep | 0 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 0.121 |
| KSADS, flight of ideas | 0 | 12 | 11 | 6 | <0.001 |
| KSADS, distractibility | 1 | 11 | 15 | 2 | <0.001 |
| KSADS, increased goal-directed activity/agitation | 1 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 0.003 |
| KSADS, poor judgment | 0 | 12 | 13 | 4 | <0.001 |
| KSADS, hypersexuality | 0 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0.028 |
*
Fisher’s exact analysis is used to calculate p-values, comparing the proportions with scores greater than 2.