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KMID : 1118520140110030228
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Psychiatry Investigation
2014 Volume.11 No. 3 p.228 ~ p.231
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A Pilot Study: Association between Minor Physical Anomalies in Childhood and Future Mental Problems
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Cheng Helen
Chang Cheng-Chen
Chang Yue-Cune
Lee Wen-Kuei
Tzang Ruu-Fen
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Abstract
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Objective : This study aims to investigate association between early recognizable minor physical abnormality (MPA) during childhood is associated with mental health problems in young adults.
Methods : In 1984, 169 preschool children in central Taiwan underwent a detailed physical examination for subtle abnormalities (MPA). Fourteen years later, the Brief Symptom Rating Scale (BSRS) and Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ) were used to measure specific psychiatric symptoms.
Results : There is an association between MPA during childhood and adult characterized with interpersonal sensitivity, anxiety, depression and paranoid mental health symptoms.
Conclusion : The signs of childhood MPA can be easily identified and should be regarded as risk factors when predicting mental disorder. Mental health professionals should consider MPAs as important signs for possible development of emotional problems.
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KEYWORD
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Minor physical anomalies, Psychiatric symptom
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