Características clínicas de niños y adolescentes menores de 18 años hospitalizados en una clínica psiquiátrica universitaria

PACHECO P, BERNARDO; LIZANA C, PAULA; CELHAY S, ISABEL; Pereira Q, Jaime

Abstract

Blackground: Five percent of children and adolescents consults in mental health services in one year. Approximately one every ten children has a mental health problem. Aim To assess clinical and demographic factors of children and adolescents hospitalized by psychiatric cause in a university psychiatric clinic. Patients and Methods: Review of medical records of 167 subjects aged 9 to 17 years, 97 women, admitted to a Psychiatric Service in the period 2001-2004. The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC) manual of the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians (WONCA) was used to classify admission complaints and symptoms and DSMIV to classify psychiatric disorders. Results: Mean hospital stay was 11+8 days. The main admission causes were suicidal attempts and psychomotor agitation/impulsive behavior in 54% and 26% of cases, respectively. The main psychiatric diagnoses were depressive disorder, suicide attempt and bipolar disorder. In 69% of patients, the personality diagnosis was deferred. Only 25% of families were considered functional. Conclusions: Affective disorders and suicidal behavior are the main psychiatric diagnoses at discharge in children and adolescents admitted to a psychiatric impatient service

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Título según SCIELO: Caracter�sticas cl�nicas de ni�os y adolescentes menores de 18 a�os hospitalizados en una cl�nica psiqui�trica universitaria
Título de la Revista: REVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE
Volumen: 135
Número: 6
Editorial: SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO
Fecha de publicación: 2007
Página de inicio: 751
Página final: 758
Idioma: es
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872007000600009&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en
DOI:

10.4067/S0034-98872007000600009

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