8 Child and adolescent psychiatry – 4
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1. ADHD is common in people with profound learning disability. | ![]() |
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2. Atomoxetine is a noradrenaline uptake inhibitor. | ![]() |
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3. Autistic disorders affect girls three times more often than boys. | ![]() |
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4. When a child is diagnosed with autism, many parents look back and remember that something was wrong during infancy. | ![]() |
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5. Autism has a 90% monozygotic twin concordance. | ![]() |
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6. Difficulties with theory of mind are the same in patients with autistic spectrum disorders as in the general population. | ![]() |
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7. Boys from large families are at higher risk of conduct disorder. | ![]() |
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8. Unsocialized conduct disorder is associated with peer rejection. | ![]() |
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9. Juvenile delinquency is more likely to be associated with future mental health problems in girls than in boys. | ![]() |
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10. Truancy is often seen in children with somatization disorders. | ![]() |
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11. Children rejected by peers tend to be aggressive. | ![]() |
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12. The ratio of cortisol to DHEA is increased in adolescents with depression. | ![]() |
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13. Tricyclic antidepressants are more effective than placebo in adolescent depression. | ![]() |
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14. Encopresis is associated with a passive personality. | ![]() |
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15. Primary enuresis in an 8-year-old boy with no urinary or psychiatric problems is an indication for IQ assessment. | ![]() |
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16. Childhood complex partial seizures are commonly associated with emotional problems in childhood. | ![]() |
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17. When a mother remarries, girls are more likely to be distressed than boys. | ![]() |
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18. Adolescents have more symptoms related to body perception in psychosis. | ![]() |
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19. Specific reading disorder is associated with spelling difficulties. | ![]() |
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20. Specific reading disorder is associated with hard neurological signs. | ![]() |
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21. School refusal may be secondary to a death in the family. |