Table 3.
Coexisting mental health symptoms in children with cerebral palsy meeting criteria for a psychiatric disorder according to DSM-IV criteria assessed by Kiddie-SADS.
| Children scoring above 90th percentile cutoff on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emotional problems | Conduct problems | Hyperactivity problems | Peer problems | TDSa | Impact score | |
| Psychiatric disorder | ||||||
| Emotional (N = 5) | 5/5 | 3/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 |
| Conduct/ODDb (N = 4) | 2/4 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |
| ADHD/ADDc (N = 24) | 9/24 | 10/24 | 3/24 | 23/24 | 19/24 | 19/24 |
| Any psychd (N = 27) | 12/27 | 12/26 | 4/27 | 26/26 | 22/26 | 20/27 |
aTDS: Total Difficulties Score; bODD: oppositional/defiant disorder; cADHD: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; ADD: attention deficit disorder; dAny psych: any psychiatric disorder.