[Long-term course among child psychiatric patients. A registry-based study of psychiatric morbidity and mortality among 546 Danish children].
A total of 546 children and adolescents, aged 5 to 15 years, who were admitted as in-patients to psychiatric hospitals throughout Denmark between 1970 and 1973, were followed up regarding to later readmissions and mortality. Approximately one-third of the sample had at least one readmission after the age of 18 years: there was no significant difference between male and female subjects. Probands with three selected diagnoses, namely childhood neurosis, conduct disorder and maladjustment reactions, had a significantly greater general risk of readmission to psychiatric hospital in adulthood than the background population. In total, 24 probands (22 male, and 2 female subjects) died during the study period. Eight subjects had committed suicide. The standard mortality rate was significantly increased.
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Arhus Universitetshospital, Børne.
D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D010343:Patient Admission; D010359:Patient Readmission; D012042:Registries; D013405:Suicide
Langtidsforløbet blandt børnepsykiatriske patienter. En registerbaseret undersøgelse af psykiatrisk sygelighed or død hos 546 danske børn.