Clinically Significant Psychological and Emotional Distress in 32% of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients*

Lifetime Prevalence of Mental Disorders in U.S. Adolescents: Results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication–Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A)

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Medicine, Psychiatry, Adolescent Health +13

Mental Health Surveillance Among Children — United States, 2013–2019

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Public Health, Child Health, Psychiatry +17

Health-related quality of life in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a matched follow-up at least 20 years after treatment with brace or surgery

Aina Danielsson, Ingela Wiklund, Kerstin Pehrsson et al. · European Spine Journal · 2001 · 336 citations · Full text

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +14

Does Scoliosis Have a Psychological Impact and Does Gender Make a Difference?

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Medicine, Child Health, Pediatrics +14

Long-Term Effects on Personality Development in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

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