Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis and Mental Health Disorders: A Narrative Review of the Literature.
Ioanna MitsiakiAthanasios ThiriosEleni PanagouliFlora BacopoulouDimitris PasparakisTheodora PsaltopoulouTheodoros N SergentanisArtemis TsitsikaPublished in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
AIS represents a risk factor for mental health disorders. More longitudinal studies, utilizing accurate psychometric instruments, are warranted, to reveal the current impact of AIS on the mental health of youngsters, along with the tailoring of well-targeted interventions to reduce the burden of mental health issues in adulthood.