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Fetal alcohol spectrum draws range of diagnoses.(Obstetrics)
SAN DIEGO -- Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders receive a wide variety of psychiatric diagnoses and medications, Julia Murray, M.D., reported in a poster presentation at the American Psychiatric Association's Institute on Psychiatric Services.
"Out in the community, people are trying to address the needs of these kids, but it looks as if [they] are being given all kinds of diagnoses. They have a full spectrum of psychiatric symptoms, and they're receiving a wide range of diagnoses and psychotropic medications," said Dr. Murray, a psychiatrist at Odessa Brown Children's Clinic, Seattle.
As part of a study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Murray and associates reviewed medical charts of 50 children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders or alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorders and behavioral problems who were enrolled in community-based therapeutic programs. The records covered about 18 months.
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