The role of psychiatric status on pediatric extremity fractures: a prospective analysis

Purpose The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, and depression with pediatric extremity fractures. Methods Between November 2014 and November 2016, consecutive 138 patients with pediatric extremity fractures were prospectively investigated in terms of the tendency to anxiety, depression, or ADHD in the study group. Consecutive 168 non-trauma patients who were admitted to general pediatrics outpatient clinic were included the control group. Patients were performed with Turgay DSM-IV-Based Child and Adolescent Behavior Disorders Screening and Rating Scale-Parents Form (T-DSM-IV S), The Screen for Child Anxiety-Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED), and The Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI). Results There were not any significant differences between study and control groups regarding the age, gender distribution, economical level, or previous psychiatric admission rates ( p > 0.05). In the study group, the previous ADHD history and previous fracture history were significantly higher than the control group ( p