Table 3 Clinical diagnoses of children seeking psychiatric medical advice according to age groups (n = 886)
Diagnosis | Preschoolers (n = 309, 34.8%) | School age (n = 428, 48.3%) | Adolescents (n = 149, 16.8%) | Total (n = 886) | Statistic | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Depressive Disorders | 12 (3.9%)a | 61 (14.3%)b | 45 (30.2%)c | 118 (13.3%) | x2 = 60.1 | ≤ 0.001 |
Bipolar disorders | 1 (0.3%) | 2 (0.5%) | 2 (1.3%) | 5 (0.6%) | FET | 0.4 |
Anxiety disorders | 8 (2.6%) | 15 (3.5%) | 1 (0.7%) | 24 (2.7%) | FET | 0.2 |
Psychotic disorders | 0 (0%) | 3 (0.7%) | 2 (1.3%) | 14 (1.6%) | FET | 0.06 |
ADHD | 46 (14.9%)a | 129 (30.1%)b | 25 (16.8%)a | 200 (22.6%) | x2 = 27.3 | ≤ 0.001 |
DBD | 18 (5.8%)a | 52 (12.1%)b | 39 (26.2%)c | 109 (12.3%) | x2 = 38.6 | ≤ 0.001 |
ASD | 45 (14.6%)a | 7 (1.6%)b | 0 (0%)b | 52 (5.9%) | x2 = 65.5 | ≤ 0.001 |
Communication disorders | 46 (14.9%)a | 15 (3.5%)b | 1 (0.7%)b | 62 (7%) | x2 = 46.7 | ≤ 0.001 |
OCD spectrum | 5 (1.6%) | 3 (0.7%) | 4 (2.7%) | 12 (1.4%) | FET | 0.1 |
Somatic related disorders | 1 (0.3%)a | 2 (0.5%)a | 4 (2.7%)c | 7 (0.8%) | FET | 0.04 |
Trauma related disorders | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (0.9%) | 2 (1.3%) | 6 (0.7%) | FET | 0.1 |
Tics | 4 (1.3%) | 13 (3.0%) | 1 (0.7%) | 18 (2%) | FET | 0.1 |
Elimination disorders | 21 (6.8%)a | 55 (12.9%)b | 12 (8.1%)a | 88 (9.9%) | x2 = 8.1 | 0.02 |
Intellectual disability | 37 (12.0%) | 60 (14.0%) | 24 (16.1%) | 121 (13.7%) | x2 = 1.6 | 0.5 |
BIF | 71 (23%)a | 151 (35.3%)b | 32 (21.5%)a | 254 (28.7%) | x2 = 17.8 | ≤ 0.001 |
Neuropsychiatric disorders | 34 (11%) | 42 (9.8%) | 7 (4.7%) | 83 (9.4%) | x2 = 4.9 | 0.08 |