Research Article
Behavioral Problems in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Controlled Study to Examine the Risk of Psychopathology in a Chronic Pediatric Disorder
Table 2
The rate of behavioral problems (ranging from normal to clinical range) measured by CBCL in both groups.
| | Normal | Borderline clinical range | Clinical range |
| Anxiety/depression | | | | JIA | 34 (66%) | 10 (19%) | 7 (13%) | Control | 74 (98%) | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) |
| Withdrawal/depression | | | | JIA | 31 (60%) | 6 (11%) | 14 (27%) | Control | 71 (94%) | 3 (4%) | 1 (1%) |
| Somatic complaints | | | | JIA | 30 (58%) | 15 (29%) | 6 (11%) | Control | 69 (92%) | 6 (8%) | 0 (0%) |
| Social problems | | | | JIA | 33 (64%) | 11 (21%) | 7 (13%) | Control | 68 (90%) | 6 (8%) | 1 (1%) |
| Attention problems | | | | JIA | 37 (72%) | 8 (16%) | 6 (11%) | Control | 58 (77%) | 11 (14%) | 6 (8%) |
| Thought problems | | | | JIA | 35 (68%) | 7 (13%) | 9 (17%) | Control | 69 (92%) | 4 (5%) | 2 (2%) |
| Rule breaking behavior | | | | JIA | 39 (76%) | 10 (19%) | 2 (4%) | Control | 67 (89%) | 6 (8%) | 2 (2%) |
| Aggressive behaviors | | | | JIA | 38 (74%) | 8 (15%) | 5 (10%) | Control | 68 (90%) | 7 (9%) | 0 (0%) |
| Externalization problems | | | | JIA | 26 (50%) | 10 (19%) | 15 (29%) | Control | 59 (78%) | 9 (12%) | 8 (9%) |
| Internalizing problems | | | | JIA | 15 (29%) | 9 (17%) | 27 (53%) | Control | 61 (81%) | 11 (14%) | 3 (4%) |
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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
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