Trajectories of psychiatric diagnoses and medication usage in youth with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: a 9-year longitudinal study.

CONCLUSIONS: Psychiatric, behavioral, and cognitive functioning during late childhood and early adolescence successfully predicted children with 22q11DS who were at highest risk for persistent psychiatric illness in young adulthood. These findings emphasize the critical importance of early assessments and interventions in youth with 22q11DS.
PMID: 30226117 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Psychological Medicine - September 18, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kates WR, Mariano MA, Antshel KM, Chandra S, Gamble H, Giordano M, MacMaster E, Mattar M, St Fleur D, Faraone SV, Fremont WP Tags: Psychol Med Source Type: research