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Citation

Imran N, Azeem MW, Sattar A, Bhatti MR. Pak. J. Med. Sci. Q. 2015; 31(2): 285-289.

Affiliation

Muhammad R. Bhatti, F.R.C. Psych., M.R.C. Psych., Former Professor, Academic Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Professional Medical Publications)

DOI

10.12669/pjms.312.7319

PMID

26101476

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Association between Intellectual disability (ID) and psychiatric disorders in children & adolescents is well established but there is a paucity of published studies from Pakistan on this topic. The main aim of the study was to assess the frequency of ICD-10 psychiatric diagnosis in the hospital outpatient sample of children with ID in Lahore, Pakistan as well as to find out which challenging behaviors, caregivers find difficult to manage in this setup.

METHODS: Socio-demographic information was collected, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised & ICD-10 diagnostic criteria was used to assess children (age range 6 - 16 years) with suspected ID along with identification of behaviors found to be difficult to manage by caregivers.

RESULTS: 150 children were assessed with mean age of 10.7 years (males 70 %). Majority (72%) had mild ID while 18.7% and 9.3% had moderate and severe ID respectively. Thirty percent of children met the criteria for any psychiatric diagnosis, the most common being Oppositional Defiant Disorder (14%) and Hyperkinetic Disorders (10%). Verbal and physical aggression, school difficulties, socialization problems, inappropriate behaviors (e.g. disinhibition), sleep & feeding difficulties were the significant areas identified by the caregivers as a cause of major concern.

CONCLUSIONS: Significantly high prevalence of ICD-10 psychiatric diagnosis in children with ID was found in Lahore, Pakistan. Support services for these children should be responsive not only to the needs of the child, but also to the needs of the family.


Language: en

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