articleJournal of Developmental & Behavioral PediatricsAug 1, 2004Closed access

Risk Factors for Adverse Life Outcomes in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects

APAnn P. StreissguthFLFred L. BooksteinHMHelen M. BarrPDPaul D. SampsonKOKieran O’Malley

University of Washington · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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Abstract

Clinical descriptions of patients with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) suggest major problems with adaptive behavior. Five operationally defined adverse outcomes and 18 associated risk/protective factors were examined using a Life History Interview with knowledgeable informants of 415 patients with FAS or FAE (median age 14 years, range 6-51; median IQ 86, range 29-126). Eighty percent of these patients were not raised by their biological mothers. For adolescents and adults, the life span prevalence was 61% for Disrupted School Experiences, 60% for Trouble with the Law, 50% for Confinement (in detention, jail, prison, or a psychiatric or alcohol/drug inpatient setting), 49% for…

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  • Fetal alcohol syndrome
  • Medicine
  • Adverse effect
  • Odds
  • Alcohol
  • Odds ratio
  • Psychiatry
  • Pediatrics
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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