, in their respective studies, concluded that MRI caused a negligible amount of stress, if any, in the vast majority of the children and adolescents who underwent it only a few of their subjects perceived the procedure as more unpleasant than blood drawing. To date, the research literature regarding anxiety in children and adolescents undergoing MRI scans is scarce. through scan-associated fears) to more than the legally permissible “minimal burden”. fMRI paradigms in studies exploring the neural basis of ADHD), as MRI scans might expose minors (e.g. In some places, this has led to controversies whether children and adolescents are allowed to participate in MRI scans that are performed solely for research purposes (e.g. Some authors have expressed the view that anxiety during MRI procedures may be even more pronounced among children and adolescents than among adults, because adults have more experience with medical procedures and their cognitive compensatory strategies are more fully developed. However, 10% to 37% of persons undergoing MRI, reportedly suffer from unpleasant effects of the procedure, particularly anxiety of various kinds, including claustrophobia. ScienceDirect is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V.The last three decades have seen a steady rise in the importance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and in the number of MRI studies performed both for clinical purposes and for medical research.
Portions of this paper were presented at the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, Phoenix, Arizona, October 28, 1993.Ĭiting articles Article Metrics View article metrics About ScienceDirect Remote access Shopping cart Advertise Contact and support Terms and conditions Privacy policy We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content and ads. Previous article in issue Next article in issue Recommended articles Citing articles (0) This project was supported by NIH Grants HL 40962 and HL 35221 (SBM).
Results of multiple regression analyses revealed no significant associations in either sample, after controlling for age, education, and average alcohol consumption.
Sample 1 consisted of 125 university students ( M age 20.37) Sample 2 consisted of 50 men recruited from the community ( M age 40.64). Sanitas Sbm 09 Dexterity License Open Archive.
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