Psychotropic drug use in adolescents born with an orofacial cleft: a population-based study.

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Abstract

Being born with an orofacial cleft (OFC) can, due to an incomplete closure of the lip and/or palate, convey a deviant speech and/or deviant facial aesthetics, which may in turn increase the risk for poor psychological health later in life. Previous investigations have been based on small samples and self-reports, not distinguishing between the three different types of OFC: cleft lip (CL), CL and palate (CLP) and cleft palate only (CPO). We present a large population-based study, considering psychotropic drug use as a proxy for poor psychological health and distinguishing between three different types of OFC.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere005306
JournalBMJ Open
Volume5
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Psychology
  • Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology

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