Characteristics of Patients Visiting the Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Clinic: A 26-Year Study from North India
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| Title: | Characteristics of Patients Visiting the Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Clinic: A 26-Year Study from North India |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Malhotra, Savita, Biswas, Parthasarathy, Sharan, Pratap, Grover, Sandeep |
| Source: | Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 2007 3(3):53-60. |
| Availability: | Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. e-mail: jiacam@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jiacam.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2007 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Psychiatric Services, Age, Epilepsy, Mental Retardation, Behavior Disorders, Psychiatry, Identification, Patients, Foreign Countries, Brain, Profiles, Children, Adolescents, Neurosis, Neurological Impairments, Clinical Diagnosis, Stress Variables, Psychosis, Hospitals |
| Geographic Terms: | India |
| ISSN: | 0973-1342 |
| Abstract: | Aim: To study the sociodemographic and clinical profile of patients, who presented to the child and adolescent psychiatric services of a tertiary care centre over a 26-year period (1980-2005). Methodology: Data were abstracted retrospectively from detailed work up files of all subjects assessed in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) Clinic during the mentioned period. Time trends were examined over 3-periods: 1980-1989 (Period I), 1990-1999 (Period II) and 2000-2005 (Period III). Results: Most of the individuals presenting to CAP clinic were boys (62.2%-63.5%), aged between 10 to 15 years (44.2%-63.4%). The common diagnoses were mental retardation (18.4%-33.2%), neurotic and stress related disorders (16.4%-18.5%), epilepsy and organic brain disorder (7.1%-15.1 %) and hyperkinetic and conduct disorders (8.3%-17.9%). There was a trend towards decrease in number of cases in younger age group (0-5 years) and those with diagnosis of mental retardation, epilepsy and organic brain disorder. There was a trend towards increase in number of cases in the older age group (10-15 years) and those with diagnosis of psychotic disorders, affective disorders, disorders of psychological development, and hyperkinetic and conduct disorders. Conclusion: Time trends reveal significant shifts in demographic and diagnostic profile of a CAP clinic of a tertiary care hospital. (Contains 3 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 26 |
| Entry Date: | 2010 |
| Accession Number: | EJ896858 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Aim: To study the sociodemographic and clinical profile of patients, who presented to the child and adolescent psychiatric services of a tertiary care centre over a 26-year period (1980-2005). Methodology: Data were abstracted retrospectively from detailed work up files of all subjects assessed in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) Clinic during the mentioned period. Time trends were examined over 3-periods: 1980-1989 (Period I), 1990-1999 (Period II) and 2000-2005 (Period III). Results: Most of the individuals presenting to CAP clinic were boys (62.2%-63.5%), aged between 10 to 15 years (44.2%-63.4%). The common diagnoses were mental retardation (18.4%-33.2%), neurotic and stress related disorders (16.4%-18.5%), epilepsy and organic brain disorder (7.1%-15.1 %) and hyperkinetic and conduct disorders (8.3%-17.9%). There was a trend towards decrease in number of cases in younger age group (0-5 years) and those with diagnosis of mental retardation, epilepsy and organic brain disorder. There was a trend towards increase in number of cases in the older age group (10-15 years) and those with diagnosis of psychotic disorders, affective disorders, disorders of psychological development, and hyperkinetic and conduct disorders. Conclusion: Time trends reveal significant shifts in demographic and diagnostic profile of a CAP clinic of a tertiary care hospital. (Contains 3 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 0973-1342 |
