@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of psychiatric disorders and suicidality among children and adolescents with thalassemia major--A Turkish sample",
journal="Children's health care",
year="2019",
author="Örengül, Abdurrahman Cahid and Ucuz, İlknur and Battaloglu, Nergiz Oner and Ozek, Gulcihan and Gormez, Vahdet",
volume="48",
number="1",
pages="120-129",
abstract="The current study examined psychiatric diagnoses and suicidality in children with transfusion-dependent thalassemia major via a semi-structured interview (K-SADS). Although 4 subjects were diagnosed with major depressive disorder, 24 subjects (40.7%) had depressed mood and irritability, whereas anhedonia and boredom were detected in 23 (39.0%) subjects. Suicidal thoughts were expectedly more prevalent (28.8%) than suicidal intention (5.1%) and suicide attempts (1.7%). Children with thalassemia major may be an under-risk population for subclinical forms of depression and suicidality. Offering routine screening for mental health problems can lead to early identification and treatment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0273-9615",
doi="10.1080/02739615.2018.1500290",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02739615.2018.1500290"
}