Specific learning difficulties: A retrospective study of their co morbidity and continuity as early indicators of mental disorders

Zakopoulou, Victoria; Mavreas, Venetsanos; Christodoulides, Pavlos; Lavidas, Asterios; Fili, Elissavet; Georgiou, Galatia; Dimakopoulos, Georgios; Vergou, Maria

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“…The following variables were assessed, and included in the analyses as covariates, as they are known to be associated with depression: BMI (weight/length 2 , self-reported) [ 62 , 63 ], sex [ 64 , 65 ], age in years [ 66 ], alcohol consumption (number of days per week that alcohol was consumed times units consumed per consumption moment) [ 67 ], smoking (yes/no, yes if the participant had indicated to smoke more than 0 cigarettes per week) [ 68 ], parental level of education (subdivided into eight levels from primary school to university) [ 69 ], pubertal status according to the categorisation suggested by Petersen et al (subdivided into five levels from prepubertal to postpubertal) [ 70 ] (association between pubertal status and depression [ 71 , 72 ]), and diagnosis which might influence learning (yes/no, e.g. autism, dyslexia, ADHD) [ 73 , 74 ].…”

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Exploring the association between whole blood Omega-3 Index, DHA, EPA, DHA, AA and n-6 DPA, and depression and self-esteem in adolescents of lower general secondary education

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Purpose Depression is common in adolescents and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) are suggested to be associated with depression. However, research in adolescents is limited. Furthermore, self-esteem has never been studied in relation to LCPUFA. The objective here was to determine associations of depression and self-esteem with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), Omega-3 Index (O3I), n-6 docosapentaenoic acid (n-6 DPA, also called Osbond acid, ObA), n-3 docosapentaenoic acid (DPA), and arachidonic acid (AA) concentrations in blood of adolescents attending lower general secondary education (LGSE). Methods Baseline cross-sectional data from a krill oil supplementation trial in adolescents attending LGSE with an O3I ≤ 5% were analysed using regression models built with the BayesFactor package in R.

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Exploring the association between whole blood Omega-3 Index, DHA, EPA, DHA, AA and n-6 DPA, and depression and self-esteem in adolescents of lower general secondary education

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“…Cognitive impairments will affect the individuals' functioning in daily life and cause learning difficulties, while deficits in executive functions and attention may result in diagnoses such as ADHD/ADD. Poor academic and social coping strategies may lead to mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression [15,17]. Problems with expressing their needs may lead to behaviour problems [9,17].…”

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“…Poor academic and social coping strategies may lead to mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression [15,17]. Problems with expressing their needs may lead to behaviour problems [9,17]. This may become more visible as the individual gets older, especially when they start school and have to face increased demands from the environment.…”

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Is there an association between full IQ score and mental health problems in young adults? A study with a convenience sample

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Background: Intelligence is the aggregate or global capacity of the individual to act purposefully, to think rationally and to deal effectively with the environment. Previous studies have shown that individuals with intellectual disability, IQ < 70, have increased risk of being diagnosed with one or more mental disorders. We wanted to investigate if this also applies to individuals with IQ between 70 and 85. Methods: In this study, data was abstracted from a longitudinal follow-up study of individuals with low birth weight and a control group. In the present study, mental health of participants with borderline IQ, defined as a full IQ score 70-84, were compared with mental health of a reference group with full IQ scores ≥85. Mental health at age 19 was assessed using the Schedule for Affective Disorder and Schizophrenia for School-age Children Present and Lifetime (K-SADS P/L) whereby scores meeting the diagnostic criteria for a mental disorder were defined as having mental health problems. In addition the participants completed the ADHD-rating scale and the Autism Spectrum Quotient form (AQ). Logistic regression analyses were used to calculate odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for high scores on the K-SADS.Results: Thirty participants with borderline IQ and 146 controls were included. Sixteen (53%) of the participants with borderline IQ met the diagnostic criteria on the K-SADS for any diagnosis compared with 18 (12%) in the reference group (OR: 6.2; CI: 2.6-14.9). In particular the participants with borderline IQ had excess risk of ADHD and anxiety. These associations were slightly attenuated when adjusted for birth weight and parents' socioeconomic status. Conclusions: 53% of the participants with borderline IQ had increased risk for a research assessed psychiatric diagnosis compared to about one in ten in the reference group. The group with borderline IQ also had higher total scores and higher scores on some sub-scores included in the Autism Spectrum Quotient form. Our results points towards an increased vulnerability for mental illness in individuals with borderline low IQ.Trial registration: The main study is recorded by the Regional Committee for Health Research Ethics in Mid-Norway (as project number 4.2005.2605).

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“…Though our understanding of the physiological basis of it is still unclear, it is thought that learning disability could be treatable and curable through pharmacology or appropriate learning paradigms such as specific mechanistic-based teaching strategies [4]. Moreover, there is thought that the early treatment of the learning disorders could very well reduce to develop any mental disorders in children's adulthood period [5].…”

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Clinical and Sociodemographic Features of Children and Adolescents with Specific Learning Disorder (SLD)

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Background: To evaluate of child or adolescent with specific learning disorder (SLD) was aimed and if there are any distinctive patterns of Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) performance, accepted as a determiner of cognitive functioning, was explored. Method: Over a-year period of data related to SLD diagnosed with DSM-IV-TR criteria was reviewed. Socio-demographic and clinical features were analyzed by using SPSS 17.0 program. Results: In a year of period, 716/25,013 had any type of SLD (2.9%). Mean age was 8.9±1.7 years with 65.4% of boys and 87.2% of under 12-year-old group. The majority of SLD subtype was "reading disorder (71.6%)". There was no difference of SLD subtypes either distribution between sexes or age groups. Neither verbal IQ nor performance IQ was significantly different amongst four subtypes of SLD as well as total IQ scores. Also any relation was not found between subtypes of SLD and sexes or age groups in the distribution of WISC-R scores terms. Also there were not any consistent discrepancy patterns (VIQ>PIQ or PIQ>VIQ) in SLD subtypes. The presence of "reading disorder" was found significantly related with attention deficit-hyperactivity (ADHD) comorbidity (X 2 =7.006, p=0.008). Conclusions and Recommendations: ADHD is one of neurodevelopmental disorders and its presence could very well affect the SLD or vice versa. Further research would make clear both the relation between ADHD and SLD. Alongside cognitive measurements by using a number of intelligence scales would be enlightening in SLD field.

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Specific learning difficulties: A retrospective study of their co morbidity and continuity as early indicators of mental disorders

Cited by 12 publications

References 52 publications

Exploring the association between whole blood Omega-3 Index, DHA, EPA, DHA, AA and n-6 DPA, and depression and self-esteem in adolescents of lower general secondary education

Exploring the association between whole blood Omega-3 Index, DHA, EPA, DHA, AA and n-6 DPA, and depression and self-esteem in adolescents of lower general secondary education

Is there an association between full IQ score and mental health problems in young adults? A study with a convenience sample

Clinical and Sociodemographic Features of Children and Adolescents with Specific Learning Disorder (SLD)

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