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Psychiatric Disorders in a Paediatric Primary Care Clinic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

O. Gureje ,
O. O. Omigbodun ,
R. Gater ,
R. A. Acha ,
B. A. Ikuesan  and
J. Morris
O. Gureje*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University College Hospital, Ibadan
O. O. Omigbodun
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University College Hospital, Ibadan
R. Gater
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Withington Hospital
R. A. Acha
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University College Hospital, Ibadan
B. A. Ikuesan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University College Hospital, Ibadan
J. Morris
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Statistics, Withington Hospital, West Didsbury, Manchester
*
Dr O. Gureje, Department of Psychiatry, University College Hospital, P.M.B. 6116, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Abstract

Background

The proportion of children with psychiatric disorders treated in primary care is not known in most developing countries.

Method

In a two-stage epidemiological study, 990 children aged between 7 and 14 years were screened with the parents' version of the Rutter scale. Of these, a stratified sample of 227 was interviewed jointly with their mothers, using the children's version of the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (K-SADS).

Results

We obtained a weighted prevalence of 19.6 ± 2.5% for the presence of one or more DSM-III-R disorders. Depressive disorders were present in 6.0%, anxiety-related disorders in 4.7%, and conduct disorders in 6.1%.

Conclusion

Psychiatric disorders in children are common in primary care. Doctors working at this level of care need the skills to detect and treat them.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 165 , Issue 4 , October 1994 , pp. 527 - 530
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1994 

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