Dyslexia is a disorder that persists throughout a lifetime and may cause severe difficulties in everyday life to all adults, and contribute to experiment several negative experiences. The objective of the present research was to investigate the consequences of the disorder in young adults with dyslexia compared with matched controls, in terms of psychopathological problems. Fourteen university students with dyslexia and 14 matched controls entered the study. Participants were administered several questionnaires investigating symptoms of anxiety, depression, inattention, social problems and other disorders. Results showed that adults with dyslexia present more symptoms of depression, anxiety and inattention than controls, seem to be at risk for drugs use and unusual experiences and to have less skills to manage stress than controls.
Psychopathological problems in university students with dyslexia
RE, ANNA MARIA;GHISI, MARTA;MAMMARELLA, IRENE CRISTINA
2013
Abstract
Dyslexia is a disorder that persists throughout a lifetime and may cause severe difficulties in everyday life to all adults, and contribute to experiment several negative experiences. The objective of the present research was to investigate the consequences of the disorder in young adults with dyslexia compared with matched controls, in terms of psychopathological problems. Fourteen university students with dyslexia and 14 matched controls entered the study. Participants were administered several questionnaires investigating symptoms of anxiety, depression, inattention, social problems and other disorders. Results showed that adults with dyslexia present more symptoms of depression, anxiety and inattention than controls, seem to be at risk for drugs use and unusual experiences and to have less skills to manage stress than controls.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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