Risk factors for adverse life outcomes in fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects
Risk factors for adverse life outcomes in fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects
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DOI:
10.1097/00004703-200408000-00002
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发表时间:
2004-08-01
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Young, JK
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作者:
Streissguth, AP;Bookstein, FL;Young, JK
Clinical descriptions of patients with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) suggest major problems with adaptive behavior. Five operationally defined adverse outcomes and 18 associated risk/protective factors were examined using a Life History Interview with knowledgeable informants of 415 patients with FAS or FAE (median age 14 years, range 6-51; median IQ 86, range 29-126). Eighty percent of these patients were not raised by their biological mothers. For adolescents and adults, the life span prevalence was 61% for Disrupted School Experiences, 60% for Trouble with the Law, 50% for Confinement (in detention, jail, prison, or a psychiatric or alcohol/drug inpatient setting), 49% for Inappropriate Sexual Behaviors on repeated occasions, and 35% for Alcohol/Drug Problems. The odds of escaping these adverse life outcomes are increased 2- to 4-fold by receiving the diagnosis of FAS or FAE at an earlier age and by being reared in good stable environments.