Course of Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder From Early Childhood to Early Adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Disinhibited social engagement disorder (DSED) is poorly understood beyond early childhood. The course of DSED signs in a sample of children who experienced severe, early deprivation from early childhood to early adolescence was examined using variable-centered (linear mixed modeling) and person-centered (growth mixture modeling) approaches.

Method

The study included 124 children with a history of institutional care from a randomized controlled trial of foster care as an alternative to institutional care and 69 community comparison children matched by age and sex. DSED signs were assessed at baseline (mean age 22 months), 30, 42, and 54 months of age, and 8 and 12 years of age using a validated caregiver report of disturbed attachment behavior.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Guyon-Harris KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5944354 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature