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Jonathan M Feldman1, Alexander N Ortega, Elizabeth L McQuaid
1Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva Univ., Rousso Building, 1300 Morris Park Ave., Bronx, NY 10461, USA. JFeldman@aecom.yu.edu
Abstract:
Authors examined the association between internalizing disorders and asthma attacks at 1-year follow-up among a community sample of 1,789 children and adolescents ages 5-18 years living on the island of Puerto Rico. The Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children was administered to assess DSM-IV internalizing disorders during the past year. Children with a lifetime history of asthma attacks at baseline had greater odds of having an internalizing disorder at 1-year follow-up, independent of socio-demographic measures. However, an association was not found between asthma attacks and persistence of internalizing disorders. These findings show that the association between internalizing disorders and asthma attacks was replicated 1 year later in the same sample.
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