Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

Clinical and Sociodemographic Insights from data of Children visiting Mental Hospital, Indore for opening a Child Guidance Clinic

Dr. Ujwal Sardesai, Dr. Rahul Mathur, Biji Levi

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Introduction: Various studies from developing countries including India show that a significant percentage (ranging between 7–35%) of child and adolescent population suffers from mental illness. Psychiatric morbidity profile of children and adolescents may indicate different needs and priorities.

Aim: To study the sociodemographic and clinical profile of the children visiting mental hospital outpatient department during a span of 1year (2013–14) and obtain insights about the diagnostic eakup and medicine use by the child population utilizing mental health service.

Methodology: All records of patients visiting mental hospital OPD during the year were accessed and records of children below age of 15 years were separated. The data was obtained by retrospective chart review method. The data recorded was adequate and sufficient for simple statistical methods and was reliable. Analysis was done using SPSS.

Results: A total of 175 new Child and adolescent cases out of total 2544 patients attended the general psychiatry OPD in Mental hospital Indore during the study having a prevalence of 6.8%. Mental retardation was commonest (n=112; 64%), without (n=42; 24%) and with co morbidities (epilepsy n=42; 24%, behavioral disturbance n= 28; 16%). Next more common diagnosis was Epilepsy (7%) followed by ADHD (5.7%). substance use disorders were found 1.7%. Other diagnosis were schizophrenia and other psychosis 5.7%, autism 1.1% and BPAD 1.1%

Conclusion: This study has shown that there is a 6.8% prevalence of child and adolescent related disorders of which mental retardation form a major bulk so there is a intense need for raising human resources and specific programmes including CGC clinics in psychiatric and general hospital settings. The study was aimed at assessing the prevalence and clinical profile of patients attending mental hospital OPD as a step forward for gathering data which is lacking in our region.

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Dr. Ujwal Sardesai, Dr. Rahul Mathur, Biji Levi, Clinical and Sociodemographic Insights from data of Children visiting Mental Hospital, Indore for opening a Child Guidance Clinic, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-9 | September-2018

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