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This paper reports on an epidemiological study of psychiatric disorder in children with speech and language disorders. Earlier preliminary analyses of data on the children presenting to a speech clinic suggested that these children are at risk for the development of psychiatric disorder. Data on a larger number of children is analyzed in the present paper, and particular attention is given to the developmental, demographic and linguistic factors which may play a role in the etiology of psychiatric disorder or communication disorder. The data confirms that communication disordered children are at risk for the development of psychiatric disorder, and indicates that adverse environmental conditions do not seem to be responsible for this risk. A subgroup of children who are at greatest risk is identified and described.
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Baker, L., Cantwell, D.P. Developmental, social and behavioral characteristics of speech and language disordered children. Child Psych Hum Dev 12, 195–206 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01812585
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