Study examines relationship between low birth weight and psychiatric problems in children

Monday, September 1, 2008 - 17:07 in Psychology & Sociology

Low-birth-weight children appear to be at higher risk for psychiatric disturbances from childhood through high school than normal-birth-weight children, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. In addition, low-birth-weight children from urban communities may be more likely to have attention problems than suburban low-birth-weight children.

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