Citation

Ricardo-Ramírez C, Álvarez-Gómez M, Rodríguez-Gázquez Mde L. Rev. Colomb. Psiquiatr. 2015; 44(2): 115-120.

Vernacular Title

Características sociodemográficas y trastornos mentales en niños y adolescentes de consulta externa psiquiátrica infantil de una clínica de Medellín.

Affiliation

Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Sociedad Colombiana De Psiquiatria)

DOI

10.1016/j.rcp.2015.01.002

PMID

26578334

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Mental disorders in the world affecting 15% to 30% in children and adolescents, altering its function and emotional, cognitive and social. Affect interpersonal relationships, school performance and increased substance use and the risk of suicide.

OBJECTIVE: describe the social-demographic characteristics and mental disorders of children and adolescents of psychiatric consultation.

METHOD: Retrospective descriptive study that analyzed all the histories of children and adolescents of both sexes from 5 to 16 years who attended for the first time outpatient psychiatry university clinic of Medellin, from July 2010 to July 2012.

RESULTS: We studied 197 patients, the average age was 11±3.5 years, male sex was the most common 69%, 46.2% belonged to nuclear family. The most prevalent psychiatric disorders were 44.2% ADHD, depressive disorders 9.1% and 8.1% TOC. 61% had psychiatric comorbidity, the most frequent was oppositional defiant disorder with ADHD 35.6%.

CONCLUSIONS: The frequency of mental disorders and comorbidities found in this study were similar to those reported by other researchers.

Language: es