Co-occurrence of psychiatric disorders in child psychiatric patients and nonpatients: a circumplex model.
This study of 106 preadolescent psychiatric inpatients, 101 preadolescent psychiatric outpatients, and 101 preadolescent nonpatients examined the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and co-occurrence of psychiatric diagnoses. The inpatients and outpatients had significantly more co-occurring diagnoses than the nonpatients. For a given diagnosis there are varying frequencies of co-occurring disorders. The similar structure and prevalence among co-occurring diagnoses in this sample of children fit a circumplex model in which variation among disorders appears to be continuous in the form of a closed circle.
Department of Clinical Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College, Bronx, NY.
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D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000150:complications; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000150:complications; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications