Auditory hallucinations in pre-pubertal children. A one-year follow-up, preliminary findings
| Autor: | Anne Meynadier, Karine Lestideau, Florence Askenazy, Emmanuelle Dor, Martine Myquel, Yves Lecrubier |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Psychosis One year follow up Hallucinations Severity of Illness Index Surveys and Questionnaires Severity of illness Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Child and adolescent psychiatry Humans Psychiatry Child Auditory hallucination High prevalence General Medicine medicine.disease Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health El Niño Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Schizophrenia Anxiety Female medicine.symptom Psychology Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | European childadolescent psychiatry. 16(6) |
| ISSN: | 1018-8827 |
| Popis: | The aims of this study were to describe the phenomenology of auditory hallucinations in children, to establish links with DSM IV diagnoses and to explore development of the hallucinations over a 12-month period. Outpatients aged 5- to 12-year-old were consecutively recruited. They were interviewed using a questionnaire investigating auditory hallucinations. DSM IV diagnoses were determined. Follow-up assessments were performed at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. Ninety children were recruited. Sixteen reported auditory hallucinations. In 53% we observed children’s full recovery from hallucinations within 3 months and all of these suffered from anxiety disorders. In 30% hallucinations persisted over 12 months and all showed conduct disorders at this point in time. None was diagnosed as having schizophrenia. Our study provides further evidence of the high prevalence of auditory hallucinations in pre-pubertal children presenting to psychiatric clinics. Two different patterns of development were seen. In one group the hallucinations seem unrelated to psychosis although they may be a manifestation of anxiety. In the second, much smaller, persistence of hallucinations appeared linked to conduct disorders. |
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