TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Childhood intelligence predicts hospitalization with personality disorder in adulthood: evidence from a population-based study in Sweden
JO  - Journal of personality disorders
A1  - Moran, Paul
A1  - Klinteberg, Britt A. F.
A1  - Batty, G. David
A1  - Vågerö, Denny
SP  - 535
EP  - 540
VL  - 23
IS  - 5
N2  - Although low pre-morbid IQ is an established risk factor for severe mental illness, its association with personality disorder (PD) is unclear. We set out to examine whether there is a prospective association between childhood intelligence and PD in adulthood. Using a population-based prospective cohort study, we linked childhood IQ scores to routinely collected hospital discharge records in adulthood. Lower IQ scores were related to higher risk of being hospitalized with a PD across the full range of IQ scores, (odds ratio per one SD increase in IQ was 0.60; 95% CI: 0.49-0.75; p(trend) = 0.001). Adjusting for potential confounding variables had virtually no impact. We conclude that low childhood IQ predicts hospitalization with PD and may be an important factor in the development of PD.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-579X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2009.23.5.535
ID  - ref1
ER  -