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S Chess

Publications and source records attributed to S Chess.

At least 37 records · Page 2Linked to original sources
PubMed1980

Temperament of asthmatic children. A preliminary study.

The temperamental profile of a group of 12 asthmatic children between 3 and 7 years of age was compared to those of two comparison groups, each consisting of 12 normal well children and 12 children of the same age range with chronic eczema, allergic rhinitis, or both, but without asthma. The children with asthma differed significantly from the comparison groups in their temperamental profile, which was characterized by lower rhythmicity (reguluarity), lower adaptability, lower intensity of reaction, lower mood value, and lower persistence. The results indicate the need for further longitudinal studies of large populations of children with asthma to explore the implications and behavioral consequences of "the asthma temperament, and its interaction with other developmental factors.

Asthma↗
PubMed1978

Behavioral consequences of congenital rubella.

Psychiatric and behavioral consequences of congenital rubella are reported for 243 children studies during the preschool period, and for 205 of these who were re-examined at ages 8 to 9. At preschool 37% were retarded, with the skew toward severe and profound; 15% had reactive behavior disorder and 7% had autism. At school age retardation diminished to 25%, but neurotic problems and behavioral pathology due to neurologic damage both increased. There were two remissions and three new instances of autism.

Autistic Disorder↗
PubMed1977

Follow-up report on autism in congenital rubella.

A longitudinal study was conducted of 243 children with congenital rubella. In this sample a high rate of autism and a high rate of recovery were observed. Examination of the data suggested that the rubella virus was the primary etiologic agent. It is hypothesized that the course of autism was that of a chronic infection in which recovery, chronicity, improvement, worsening, and delayed appearance of the autistic syndrome all were found. Other rubella consequences such as blindness, deafness, and cardiac and neuromuscular defects remained present except as modified by operations and prostheses. Degree of mental retardation initially was related to the outcome of autism but shifts in mental retardation over time did not correlate significantly for the group with shift in the autistic symptoms.

Autistic Disorder↗
PubMed1976

Evolution of behavior disorders into adolescence.

The New York longitudinal study has followed the development of 136 subjects from infancy into adolescence. The authors report the distribution of diagnoses and outcome of 43 children who developed behavior problems before the adolescent period and the characteristics of 5 new cases diagnosed in adolescence and discuss issues of prediction. The analysis of the longitudinal data for subjects with and without behavior disorders permits discussion of two of the general issues in the literature: the significance of adolescent turmoil and the distinctness of adolescence as a developmental stage.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1975

A longitudinal study of three brain damaged children. Infancy to adolescence.

The developmental course of three children with brain damage (now 14 to 16 years of age) was followed since early infancy in the New York Longitudinal Study. Data on behavioral characteristics, patterns of parental attitudes and practices, clinical neurological, and psychiatric evaluation, and psychometric findings at different age periods are available. Each child has shown a different behavioral course that could not be explained only in terms of motor dysfunction, intellectual deficit, patterns of parental management and attitudes, or more general features of environmental demand alone, but also required a consideration of the constellation of temperamental organization. Patterns of adaptation and levels of functioning were the complex product of the interaction of all these factors. One child developed the clinical syndrome of childhood schizophrenia.

Adolescent↗