Author :
Dr. Syed Qalb-I-Hyder Naqvi*, Dr. Aysha Nighat, Dr. Nisar Ahmed Shah, Summaiya Shahid, Dr. Moin Ahmed Ansari, Syeda Maryam Hyder Naqvi, Dr.Zulfiqar Siddiqui
Volume :
5
Issue :
02
Abstract :
Background: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), now a day’s mental health disorders are the leading causes of disability
worldwide. Most of the psychiatric disorders start in child hood and adolescent. In general population 9.3% of the children h ad mental health
problem and presence of comorbidity complicate the diagnosis and treatment.
Objective: This study was aimed to determine the frequency of psychiatric co-morbidity in children and to identify the common Socio
demographic factors associated with presence of psychiatric Co-morbidity.
Design: A Cross Sectional Study
Place and duration of study: Study was conducted at the Psychiatric out-patient ambulatory care facilities of Sir Cowasji Jahangir Institute of
Psychiatry (CJIP) Hyderabad. The study is of 06 months duration (1st January 2016 to 31st June 2016).
Subjects and Methods:We calculated a minimum sample size of 340. Non-probability consecutive sampling was done. All Cases of Child
Psychiatry up to age 6years to 12years were included.
Results: From 340 children majority were male (2.5:1 Male Female ratio), mean age 9.39 years, mean duration of illness 4.21 years (s.d= 2.02).
Most common disorder were mental retardation n=101 (29.7%), ADHD n=96 (28.2%), Epilepsy n=53 (15.3%), Depression n=41 (12.1%),
Conduct disorder n=21 (6.2%) other disorders occurring in
Keyword :
Psychiatric Disorder, Co-Morbidity, Children.