Pattern of Psychiatric Disorders in Child and Adolescents Attending Psychiatry OPD in A Tertiary Care Hospital in Western Uttar Pradesh.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 17, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: In India, there is 158.8 million number of children in the age group 0 – 6 years as per the population totals of Census, 2011, which is 13.12% of the total population. Hence, in such a large population of children mental health is an essential component of overall health and its burden is to be recognized. Aim: To study the socio – demographic characteristics and pattern of mental health disorders among children and adolescents attending a child guidance clinic in a tertiary teaching hospital. Method: 100 new cases aged between 6 and 18 attending the child guidance clinic were taken up in the study. The subjects were assessed clinically with detailed history, with a semi structured performa for socio demographic details and Kuppuswami Socio-economic scale for assessing the socio economic status. Diagnoses were made on the bases of International Classification of Diseases 10th edition and MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview for children and adolescents (Parent Version), English Version 6.0. Result: Majority of patients (n=57, 57%) was among the age group 12-14 years, females were 55 (55%) and most cases were belonging to upper middle socio-economic class (n=54, 54%). Majority of the cases were of Depression/Dysthymia/Adjustment Disorder (n=21, 21%) followed by Oppositional Defiance Disorder (n=13, 13%) and Anxiety disorders (n=13, 13%) and then followed by Conduct Disorder (n=9, 9%) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (n=9, 9%). Conclusion: Depression/Dysthymia/Adjustment Disorders were the most common diagnoses followed by Oppositional Defiance Disorder and Anxiety disorders. Future studies are needed to be using community-based surveys in a larger scale with appropriate sample size to find out the psychiatric problems in children.
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Kumar Vivek, Gupta Nimish2
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