@article{ref1,
title="Sociodemographic characteristics and mental disorders in children and adolescents psychiatric outpatient clinic children of Medellin",
journal="Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría",
year="2015",
author="Ricardo-Ramírez, Carmenza and Álvarez-Gómez, Matilde and Rodríguez-Gázquez, María de Los Ángeles",
volume="44",
number="2",
pages="115-120",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Mental disorders in the world affecting 15% to 30% in children and adolescents, altering its function and emotional, cognitive and social. Affect interpersonal relationships, school performance and increased substance use and the risk of suicide. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: describe the social-demographic characteristics and mental disorders of children and adolescents of psychiatric consultation. <br><br>METHOD: Retrospective descriptive study that analyzed all the histories of children and adolescents of both sexes from 5 to 16 years who attended for the first time outpatient psychiatry university clinic of Medellin, from July 2010 to July 2012. <br><br>RESULTS: We studied 197 patients, the average age was 11±3.5 years, male sex was the most common 69%, 46.2% belonged to nuclear family. The most prevalent psychiatric disorders were 44.2% ADHD, depressive disorders 9.1% and 8.1% TOC. 61% had psychiatric comorbidity, the most frequent was oppositional defiant disorder with ADHD 35.6%. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The frequency of mental disorders and comorbidities found in this study were similar to those reported by other researchers.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="0034-7450",
doi="10.1016/j.rcp.2015.01.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rcp.2015.01.002"
}