Psychiatric Morbidity, Violent Crime, and Suicide Among Children and Adolescents Exposed to Parental Death

Manic-depressive psychosis is considered to comprise two different clinical entities, bipolar and monopolar. This dichotomy is based mainly on Western clinical material. The present study aimed at eliciting any differences that might exist between monopolar and bipolar manic patients in respect of three factors: (i) occurrence of psychiatric illness in first degree relatives; (ii) parental death before the patient's 15th birthday; and (iii) socio-economic status of the patient. Venkoba Rao (1973) studied the differences between monopolar and bipolar endogenous depressives on three factors: occurrence of affective disorder (including suicide) in first degree relatives; parental loss before the patient's 12th birthday, and the extent of ‘jointness' of the patient's family.

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Positive attributes in children and reduced risk of future psychopathology

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.bp.114.144519 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 206 (1) ◽

pp. 17-25 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Pablo Vidal-Ribas ◽

Robert Goodman ◽

Argyris Stringaris

Keyword(s):

Propensity Score ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Propensity Score Matching ◽

Psychiatric Symptoms ◽

Psychiatric Morbidity ◽

Family Factors ◽

Epidemiological Sample ◽

Psychiatric Outcomes ◽

Reduced Risk

BackgroundThere is little research on children's positive attributes and their association with psychiatric outcomes.AimsTo examine the hypothesis that children's positive attributes are associated with a reduced risk of developing psychopathology in future.MethodPositive attributes, measured with the Youth Strengths Inventory (YSI) and psychiatric outcomes were assessed on two occasions over 3 years in a large epidemiological sample of British children and adolescents (n = 5325).ResultsThe YSI showed high to moderate cross-informant correlations and longitudinal stability. Children scoring high on positive attributes at baseline had fewer psychiatric symptoms and disorders at follow-up, adjusting for symptoms at baseline, disorder at baseline and child and family factors. Analyses with propensity score matching also suggested that positive attributes decrease the likelihood of psychiatric morbidity.ConclusionsChildren's positive attributes are associated with significantly less psychopathology across time and may be a target for intervention.

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Younger Age at Crisis Following Parental Death in Male Children and Adolescents Is Associated With Higher Risk for Dementia at Old Age

Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders ◽

10.1097/wad.0b013e3182191f86 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 68-73 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Ramit Ravona-Springer ◽

Michal Schnaider Beeri ◽

Uri Goldbourt

Keyword(s):

Children And Adolescents ◽

Old Age ◽

Parental Death ◽

Younger Age

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Abundance of psychiatric morbidity in perinatally HIV infected children and adolescents with comparison to their HIV negative sibling

Neurology Psychiatry and Brain Research ◽

10.1016/j.npbr.2016.05.001 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 22 (3-4) ◽

pp. 167-172 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Prasanta Kumar Das ◽

Smarajit Maiti ◽

Nirmalya Kumar Sinha

Keyword(s):

Children And Adolescents ◽

Psychiatric Morbidity ◽

Hiv Negative

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Pattern of psychiatric morbidity in children and adolescents attending Psychiatric OPD at a tertiary care hospital: A study from Midwestern Nepal

Journal of Psychiatrists Association of Nepal ◽

10.3126/jpan.v6i1.21772 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 44-47

Author(s):

TA Khan

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Psychiatric Morbidity ◽

Child And Adolescent ◽

Seizure Disorder ◽

Dissociative Disorder ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Common Diagnosis ◽

Wide Range

Introduction: Mental health in child and adolescent is an essential component of overall health. Forty four percent of population in Nepal is under 19 years of age. Majority of lifetime psychiatric illnesses start during child and adolescent stage. Undetected poor mental health has wide range of adverse impact on individual's ability in various domains of achievement. This study is done with the objective to know the pattern of psychiatric morbidity in children and adolescents from a tertiary care hospital.Material and Method: This is a descriptive study comprised of all new cases i.e. 156 participants of child and adolescents visiting to psychiatric outpatients department of Nepalgunj Medical College, Nepalgunj, from January 2017 to June 2017. Socio-demographic data and clinical diagnosis based on International Classification of Disease- 10 diagnostic research criteria were collected and analyzed.Results: Out of 156 subjects studied, 2/3rd were female. The highest (57.06%) number of participants were from age group of 16 year to 18 years. Most common diagnosis was dissociative disorder in 24.35% followed by seizure disorder in 15.38% and mood disorder in 14.75% of participants.Conclusion: Adolescent female were most commonly affected population. Dissociative disorder was the most common psychiatric morbidity followed by seizure disorder and mood disorder.J Psychiatrists’ Association of Nepal Vol .6(1), 2017, p.44-47

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