Childhood somatic complaints predict generalized @entity148 and XXXX during young adulthood in a community sample.

@entity1 @entity308 @entity146 @entity148 @entity74 @entity10 @entity121
BACKGROUND: @entity1 with somatic complaints are at increased risk for @entity74 during childhood. Whether this elevated risk extends into young adulthood - and to which specific disorders - has rarely been tested with long-term prospective-longitudinal community samples. Here we test whether frequent and recurring stomach aches, @entity10 , and @entity121 during childhood predict @entity74 in adulthood after accounting for childhood @entity146 and physical health status and psychosocial adversity. METHOD: The Great Smoky Mountains Study is a community representative sample with 1420 @entity1 . @entity1 /adolescents were assessed 4-7 times between ages 9-16 years. They were assessed again up to three times between ages 19-26 years. Childhood somatic complaints were coded when subjects or their parents reported frequent and recurrent @entity10 , or muscular/joint aches at some point when @entity1 were aged 9-16 years. @entity146 were assessed with the @entity1 and Adolescent Psychiatric Assessment and the Young Adult Psychiatric Assessment. RESULTS: Frequent and recurrent somatic complaints in childhood predicted adulthood @entity74 . After controlling for potential confounders, predictions from childhood somatic complaints were specific to later @entity308 and generalized @entity148 . Long-term predictions did not differ by sex. Somatic complaints that persisted across developmental periods were associated with the highest risk for young adult @entity74 . CONCLUSIONS: @entity1 from the community with frequent and recurrent physical distress are at substantially increased risk for @entity74 during young adulthood. Preventions and interventions for somatic complaints could help alleviate this risk.
