Minimal Brain Dysfunction

A Prospective Study

Paul L. Nichols, Ta-Chuan Chen

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781032594378
• eBook ISBN: 9781000995985
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Neuropsychology
• Index: Psychology

The concept of Minimal Brain Dysfunction (a previous term for ADHD) has had a tumultuous, and some would say, checkered history. Originally published in 1981, this title was one of a series of volumes dealing with specific developmental problems in children whose mothers registered for prenatal care in the Collaborative Perinatal Project (NCPP) of the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke (NINCDS). In this volume, relationships between symptoms of minimal brain dysfunction and more than 300 prenatal and postnatal variables are examined in a cohort of nearly 30,000 7-year-old children. Despite greater understanding more recently, diagnosis and treatment continue to cause controversy. This is an early investigation into the concept of MBD and its causes, today it can be read in its historical context.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Minimal Brain Dysfunction Literature Review
• 3. The Collaborative Perinatal Project (NCPP) and Study Cohort
• 4. MBD Symptoms Among NCPP Children
• 5. Characteristics of Affected Groups
• 6. Associations with Antecedent Variables
• 7. Demographic and Maternal Characteristics
• 8. Pregnancy and Delivery Complications
• 9. The Neonatal and Infancy Periods
• 10. Preschool Characteristics
• 11. Concomitant and Medical History Variables
• 12. The Prediction of MBD Symptoms
• 13. Familial Associations
• 14. Supplementary Analyses
• 15. Overview
• Appendix 1: The Socioeconomic Status of the NCPP Population
• Appendix 2: Definitions of Individual Outcome Variables
• Appendix 3: Descriptive Statistics for Independent Variables
• Appendix 4: Statistical Procedure for Combining Institutional Data
• References
• Author Index
• Subject Index