Childhood trauma and child and adolescent psychiatric diagnoses

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl-Goran Goran Svedin ◽  
Malin Gren-Landell ◽  
Maria Zetterkvist ◽  
Nikolas Aho
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnoses

scholarly journals Rates of Childhood Trauma in a Sample of Patients with Schizophrenia as Compared with a Sample of Patients with Non-Psychotic Psychiatric Diagnoses

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Spence ◽  
Ciaran Mulholland ◽  
Gerry Lynch ◽  
Suzanne McHugh ◽  
Martin Dempster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnoses

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Cases who Applied to University Hospital Child and Adolescent Mental Health Committee Because of Sexual Abuse

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birsen Şentürk Pilan ◽  
Serpil Erermiş ◽  
Tuğçe Özcan ◽  
Reyhan Çalışan ◽  
İlayda Barankoğlu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnosis ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Child And Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnoses ◽  
The Family ◽  
Intellectual Capacity ◽  
Victims Of Sexual Abuse

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the sociodemographic characteristics, psychiatric diagnoses and factors associated with psychiatric diagnoses of children and adolescents who are victims of sexual abuse. Method: The files of 92 children and adolescents aged between 0-18 who were referred to University Hospital Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Forensic Policlinic between January 2017 and December 2019 due to sexual abuse were evaluated retrospectively. Psychiatric diagnoses of the cases were made according to DSM 5 diagnostic criteria. Intellectual capacity of the cases was evaluated according to the latest verison of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. Results: In our study, 78 (84.8%) cases were female and 14 (15.2%) were male. Mean age of the cases was 14.1±3.88 years. The most common type of sexual abuse was touching (52.2%, n=48). There was a psychiatric diagnose in 50 (54.3%) of them. The most common psychiatric diagnoses were posttraumatic stress disorder (n=29, 31.5%) and major depressive disorder (n=25, 27.2%). The rate of psychiatric diagnosis was significantly higher in cases exposed to coercion and violence (p=0.032). In 32 cases (34.8%), it was determined that the abuser was within the family. Conclusion: Sexual abuse has an effect on child’s development throughout life.In our study, the rate of psychiatric diagnosis was high. It is very important to provide the necessary psychiatric support to the victims of sexual abuse. With the studies to be done in this area, awareness can be increased and necessary precautions can be taken.

scholarly journals Childhood trauma, trauma in adulthood, and psychiatric diagnoses: results from a community sample

2008 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caron Zlotnick ◽  
Jennifer Johnson ◽  
Robert Kohn ◽  
Benjamin Vicente ◽  
Pedro Rioseco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnoses

scholarly journals Current Pattern of Psychiatric Comorbidity and Psychotropic Drug Prescription in Child and Adolescent Patients

Medicina ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengühan Araz Altay ◽  
Leyla Bozatlı ◽  
Begüm Demirci Şipka ◽  
Işık Görker
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
Psychotropic Drugs ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Drug Prescription ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Child And Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
Multiple Drug ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnoses ◽  
Diagnostic Features

Background: In recent years, patterns of the use of psychotropic drugs vary with increasing rates of psychiatric presentation and diagnosis in children and adolescents. Purpose: In this study, we aimed to investigate distributions of current psychiatric symptoms and diagnosis, patterns of the use of psychotropic drugs, and differences according to age and gender in patients presented to a child and adolescent outpatient clinic. Methods: All patients aged between 0 and 18 years presenting to a child and adolescent psychiatry outpatient clinic between November 1, 2017 and November 1, 2018 were included in the study. Files of all patients were examined in detail, and patients’ demographic characteristics, symptoms, psychiatric diagnoses established according to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), psychotropic drugs initiated, and side effect profiles were recorded. Psychiatric symptoms and diagnostic features of the patients were determined, and the differences were investigated according to gender. Clinical characteristics were compared between diagnosed and undiagnosed patients, and between patients with and without drug initiation. Results: Of the 2066 patients, 1298 (62.8%) were male and the mean age was 10.14 ± 4.42 years. The most common symptoms were hyperactivity (23.8%) and inattention (21.6%) in males, inattention (15.1%) and irritability (14.2%) in females, and 79% of the patients received one or more psychiatric diagnoses. The most common psychiatric diagnoses in both genders were attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), specific learning disorder (SLD), and conduct disorder, respectively. Of the patients who received a psychiatric diagnosis, 61.8% were using psychotropic drugs, with the majority of them (71.3%) receiving monotherapy. The most frequently initiated drugs included psychostimulants, antipsychotics, and antidepressants, with 28.7% of the drug user patients receiving multiple drug therapy. Conclusion: Our study indicates that rate of presentation to child and adolescent psychiatry outpatient clinics is increasing, and rates of diagnosis and initiation of psychiatry drugs are high among the presented children. The prevalence of ADHD shows an increase in males and females in our country, and psychiatric polypharmacy has reached significant rates.

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