Psychiatric illness in a cohort of adults with Prader-Willi syndrome
M Sinnema, H Boer, P Collin, MA Maaskant… - Research in …, 2011 - Elsevier
Previous studies have suggested an association between PWS and comorbid psychiatric
illness. Data on prevalence rates of psychopathology is still scarce. This paper describes a
large-scale, systematic study investigating the prevalence of psychiatric illness in a Dutch
adult PWS cohort. One hundred and two individuals were screened for psychiatric illness.
Case vignettes were written by the first author on 63 individuals with a positive screening on
psychopathology according to the interviews, medical history, medication use and …
illness. Data on prevalence rates of psychopathology is still scarce. This paper describes a
large-scale, systematic study investigating the prevalence of psychiatric illness in a Dutch
adult PWS cohort. One hundred and two individuals were screened for psychiatric illness.
Case vignettes were written by the first author on 63 individuals with a positive screening on
psychopathology according to the interviews, medical history, medication use and …