Extremely preterm birth and adolescent mental health in a geographical cohort born in the 1990s

Burnett, A.; Davey, C. G.; Wood, S. J.; Wilson-Ching, M.; Molloy, C.; Cheong, J. L. Y.; Doyle, L. W.; Anderson, P. J.

doi:10.1017/s0033291713002158

Extremely preterm birth and adolescent mental health in a geographical cohort born in the 1990s

Background Preterm birth confers risk for poor outcome, including mental health problems. Survival of extremely preterm (EP; Method At age 18 years, 215 EP/ELBW and 157 normal birthweight (>2499 g) control adolescents completed the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Disorders, Axis 1 Non-Pa…