4 research outputs found
ADHD in preschool children: review of psychosocial interventions
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most diagnosed and treated disorders among child and adolescent psychiatry. Current studies focus on etiology, treatment, long-term results and mostly contain school age, adolescence and adulthood. Studies regarding symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of pre-school age are limited and interest on this issue has been increasing over the last years. Therefore, the purpose of present review is to give difficulties of diagnosis and differentiating diagnosis of pre-school ADHD and presentation of proven parent training programs. In the first section of the paper, clinical features and diagnosing stages of pre-school ADHD are presented. In the following parts parent training programs are attempted to be presented in a detailed way which may represent new perspectives to clinicians in the field
Prevalence of Childhood Affective disorders in Turkey: An epidemiological study
Aim: To determine the prevalence of affective disorders in Turkey among a representative sample of Turkish population.
Methods: This study was conducted as a part of the "The Epidemiology of Childhood Psychopathology in Turkey" (EPICPAT-T) Study, which was designed by the Turkish Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health. The inclusion criterion was being a student between the second and fourth grades in the schools assigned as study centers. The assessment tools used were the K-SADS-PL, and a sociodemographic form that was designed by the authors. Impairment was assessed via a 3 point-Likert type scale independently rated by a parent and a teacher.
Results: A total of 5842 participants were included in the analyses. The prevalence of affective disorders was 2.5 % without considering impairment and 1.6 % when impairment was taken into account. In our sample, the diagnosis of bipolar disorder was lacking, thus depressive disorders constituted all the cases. Among depressive disorders with impairment, major depressive disorder (MDD) (prevalence of 1.06%) was the most common, followed by dysthymia (prevalence of 0.2%), adjustment disorder with depressive features (prevalence of 0.17%), and depressive disorder-NOS (prevalence of 0.14%). There were no statistically significant gender differences for depression. Maternal psychopathology and paternal physical illness were predictors of affective disorders with pervasive impairment.
Conclusion: MDD was the most common depressive disorder among Turkish children in this nationwide epidemiological study. This highlights the severe nature of depression and the importance of early interventions. Populations with maternal psychopathology and paternal physical illness may be the most appropriate targets for interventions to prevent and treat depression in children and adolescents
The prevalence of childhood psychopathology in Turkey: a cross-sectional multicenter nationwide study (EPICPAT-T).
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of childhood psychopathologies in Turkey
The prevalence of childhood psychopathology in Turkey: a cross-sectional multicenter nationwide study (EPICPAT-T)
Conclusion: This is the largest and most comprehensive epidemiological study to determine the prevalence of psychopathologies in children and adolescents in Turkey. Our results partly higher than, and partly comparable to previous national and international studies. It also contributes to the literature by determining the independent predictors of psychopathologies in this age group