title: A 5-year hospital prevalence of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders from central India.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the 5-year hospital prevalence of child and adolescent mental disorders from Central India.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using systemic random sampling method, of the 4410 families screened, 4278 children (607 aged 0 to 3 y and 3671 between 4 to 16 y) attending outpatient services of department of pediatrics at the tertiary rural hospital from June 2006 through December 2010 were evaluated. Standardized appropriate psychometric tools were used for both groups. Diagnostic interviews were administered and DSM-IV diagnoses were determined by consensus between two psychiatrists. A comprehensive hospital registration system provided the denominator.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 4410 families screened, 4278 (97 %) of the subjects completed interviews. The overall prevalence of psychiatric disorders was found to be 20.8 %. Most common psychiatric disorders in group A were mental retardation (5.6 %) followed by epilepsy (2 %) whereas in group B, depressive disorder (3.73 %) were followed by non-organic enuresis (2.18 %) and ADHD (1.7 %). Eighty one percent of the parents from group A and 83 % of parents from group B of the children affected with psychiatric disorders and neurobehavioral problems had reported that they have had never thought of taking psychiatric consultation for their children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of the study have helped in bridging and supporting the propositions in child epidemiology in India and also have implications for clinical training and practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, 442102, India, pravinkhairkar@mgims.ac.in.
authors.forename: Praveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Khairkar
authors.forename: Chandrashekhar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.forename: Bhawna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lakhkar
authors.forename: Rupali
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sarode
authors.forename: Jayant
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vagha
authors.forename: Tushar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jagzape
authors.forename: Sachin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Damke
authors.forename: Narendra
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saoji
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011594:Psychometrics; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
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