Psychiatric illness among child and adolescents attending psychiatry out-patient of tertiary care hospital
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Psychology - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Psychiatric illness in children can be hard for parents to identify. As a result, many children who could benefit from treatment don’t get the help they need. Objectives: To study different types of psychiatric morbidities in child and adolescents attending psychiatry outpatient department of tertiary care hospital. Materials and methods: A retrospective analysis of psychiatry department records from 1 June 2017 to 31 December 2017 was carried out. Out of total 7200 patients, 138 child and adolescents who attended OPD of psychiatry department during the study period for the first time and having age 18 years or below were identified from medical records section. Data of patient’s age, sex, residence and diagnosis of all the patients were collected. Data was entered in Excel and analyzed by online Medcalc software for chi-square test, odds ratio and confidence interval. Results: Out of 7200 patients who attended OPD of psychiatry department, case records of 138 children and adolescents whose age 18 years or below were included. The mean age of study group was 12.24±3.35 years, majority of them were 10-18 years age group (80.4%). Male patients (60.9%) were more than female patients (39.1%). Out of 138 child and adolescent patients majority were suffering from mental retardation (26.8%) followed by learning disorder (13%) and seizure disorder (11.6%). Substance abuse (0.7%) was the least common. Conclusion: To conclude, the most common diagnosis was mental retardation, and least common was substance abuse among child and adolescent patients
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Pradeep S Bodke, Sainath L Maidapwad
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