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Michele Mattie-Luksic, Gregory Javornisky, Francis J. DiMario, and Jr, MD
Assessment of Stress in Mothers of Children With Severe Breath-Holding Spells
Pediatrics 2000; 106: 1-5 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
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[Read eLetters] Breath-holding and then what?
Mats Reimer   (5 July 2000)

Breath-holding and then what? 5 July 2000
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Mats Reimer,
Pediatrician
Molnlycke Barnmottagning SWEDEN

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Re: Breath-holding and then what?

reimer{at}telia.com Mats Reimer

In my experience many children, who in their pre-school years have breath-holding spells, later have other kinds of difficult behaviour (ADHD and ODD for example). Therefore it doesn't make sense to compare parenting a child with breath-holding spells with control children as if all other behaviour of the two groups were equal.