Mental health and psychosocial functioning in adolescents with Hirschsprung’s disease and the population group. Values are median (range) unless otherwise stated
| Patients with Hirschsprung’s disease(n=19) | Population group (n=33) | |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health | ||
| DSM-III-R diagnosis (No (%))3-150 | 3 (16) | 4 (12) |
| Dysthymic disorder | 0 | 1 |
| Major depressive syndrome | 1 | 0 |
| Overanxious disorder | 3 | 1 |
| Conduct disorder | 0 | 2 |
| CAS scores3-151 | ||
| Total problem score | 11 (6–62) | 15 (3–64) |
| CBCL raw scores3-152 | ||
| Total behaviour score | 9 (1–32) | 7 (0–76) |
| Internalising score | 3 (0–11) | 4 (0–19) |
| Externalising score | 2 (0–11) | 2 (0–39) |
| YSR raw scores3-154 | ||
| Total behaviour score | 24 (7–93) | 22 (0–86) |
| Internalising score | 6 (0–42) | 5 (0–30) |
| Externalising score | 8 (2–15) | 7 (0–45) |
| Psychosocial fiunctioning | ||
| CGAS score3-155 | 86 (54–96) | 85 (55–98) |