Publication: Psychiatric Illness in the Paediatric Population Presenting to a Psychiatry Clinic in a Tertiary Care Centre
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| dc.contributor.author | Risal, A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sharma, PP | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-14T05:46:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-14T05:46:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.description | Risal A1, Sharma PP2 1-2Department of Psychiatry, Dhulikhel Hospital - Kathmandu University Hospital Dhulikhel, Nepal | |
| dc.description.abstract | ABSTRACT Background A variety of psychiatric manifestations can be seen in children below the age of 18 years. Such cases rarely present directly to psychiatric care. Methods Retrospective study in Tertiary care hospital . The study population included all the patients of paediatric age group presenting to Psychiatry Outpatient Department of Dhulikhel Hospital directly or referred by a paediatrician or other specialists from October 2008 to October 2010. Results Among the paediatric population evaluated in the psychiatry clinic for two years from October 2008 to October 2010 (N=168), 66.7% were in the age group 15-18 years {mean = 14.77 (±2.99)}, 71.4% were female and 42.3% belonged to Brahmin cast. The highest number of (15%) patients was seen during the month of August 2010. Six months analysis of the psychiatric illnesses of the patients from April 2010 up to October 2010 (n=80) showed dissociative disorder (15%), and seizure disorder (15%) to be the most common diagnoses, followed by depressive disorder and intentional self harm (ISH) (13.8% each). 15% of patients were found to be treated by magico-religious means, with the majority of patients (66.7%) diagnosed as having dissociative disorder. Conclusion The majority of the paediatric population presenting to a psychiatry clinic were in the age group 15-18 years and of female sex. Dissociative disorder was the most common diagnosis followed by depressive disorders. The majority of patients with dissociative disorder had previously been treated by magico-religious means. Key Words dissociative disorder, paediatric population, psychiatric profile | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/1543 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Kathmandu University | |
| dc.title | Psychiatric Illness in the Paediatric Population Presenting to a Psychiatry Clinic in a Tertiary Care Centre | |
| dc.type | Article | |
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| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 381 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 375 | |
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