Child and adolescent psychiatry in-patient facility

Bharath, Srikala; Srinath, Shoba; Seshadri, Shekar P.; Girimji, Satish

doi:10.1007/bf02725505

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“…This high prevalence of somatic symptoms is explained as a cultural bias where having a "medical" illness is one of the more acceptable means of seeking psychiatric help. At the same time, prevalence of disruptive behaviour disorders in our patient population was nearly three times higher than that shown in Indian study 6 .…”

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A clinical study of child mental health inpatient care

Perera¹,

Wanigatunge²,

Gadambanathan³

2009

Sri Lanka J Child Health

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Objectives To explore whether admissions to a child mental health inpatient unit in a tertiary care paediatric hospital were justified and estimate whether inpatient unit provided a beneficial service to patients and their families.Method A retrospective analysis of 191 consecutive admissions to unit over 15 months. Relevant information was obtained from clinical case notes recorded and maintained during hospital stay. Additional data was obtained from standardized assessment schedules used for validation of diagnoses and neuropsychological assessment carried out during admission.Results Ages ranged from 2-12 years. Most patients were referred by paediatricians. Medically unexplained somatic symptoms and disruptive behaviour were the most prevalent presenting features. Multidisciplinary approach to care and objectively supported assessment and intervention strategies were beneficial in over 80% of patients. Average duration of hospitalisation was 6.4 days. None dropped out of treatment. There was a 12% readmission rate and an 18.4% unsatisfactory rating for outcome.

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A clinical study of child mental health inpatient care

Perera¹,

Wanigatunge²,

Gadambanathan³

2009

Sri Lanka J Child Health

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“…Very few studies have been carried out in India to estimate ASD prevalence [Malhotra & Vikas, ]. These small‐scale, hospital‐based studies have reported varying estimates of the prevalence of autism in psychiatric outpatient samples, varying widely from 2.9% to 62.5% [Bharath, Srinath, Seshadri, & Girimji, ].…”

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Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder and autistic symptoms in a school‐based cohort of children in Kolkata, India

Rudra

Belmonte

Soni³

et al. 2017

Autism Research

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Despite housing ∼18% of the world's population, India does not yet have an estimate of prevalence of autism. This study was carried out to estimate the prevalence of autism in a selected population of school‐children in India. N = 11,849 children (mean age = 5.9 [SD = 1.3], 39.5% females) were selected from various school types from three boroughs in Kolkata, India. Parents/caregivers and teachers filled in the social and communication disorders checklist (SCDC). Children meeting cutoff on parent‐reported SCDC were followed up with the social communication questionnaire (SCQ). SCQ‐positive children were administered the autism diagnostic observation schedule (ADOS). Teacher report on SCDC was available on all 11,849 children. Parent‐report SCDC scores were obtained for 5,947 children. Mean scores on teacher SCDC were significantly lower than parent SCDC. Out of 1,247 SCDC‐positive children, 882 answered the SCQ, of whom 124 met the cutoff score of 15. Six of these children met criteria for autism, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or broader autism spectrum on the ADOS. The weighted estimate of supra‐threshold SCQ scores was 3.54% (CI: 2.88–4.3%). The weighted prevalence estimate of positive scores (for broader autism spectrum + ASD + autism) was 0.23% (0.07–0.46%). As ∼20% children in this state are known to be out of the school system, and ASD prevalence is likely to be higher in this group, this estimate is likely to represent the lower‐bound of the true prevalence. This study provides preliminary data on the prevalence of broader‐spectrum autism and supra‐threshold autistic traits in a population sample of school children in Eastern India. Autism Res 2017, 10: 1597–1605. ©2017 The Authors Autism Research published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Society for Autism Research

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“…Another recent trend has been availability of health care and allied services such as speech therapy and physiotherapy in private sector in big cities that are affordable to those who can pay. There are very few centres in government sector with exclusive in-patient treatment facilities like in National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) [ 6 ].…”

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Intellectual Disability in India: Recent Trends in Care and Services

Girimaji

Kommu

2016

Health Care for People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Across the Lifespan

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Being the second most populous country in the world and with rich cultural, linguistic, and ethnic diversity, the patterns of care and services vary a great deal across India. However, some common underlying themes are discernible. There have been major governmental initiatives that have relevance for prevention of intellectual disability such as improved prenatal and perinatal care, immunization, nutritional status of young children. An ambitious nation-wide program for early detection and intervention for developmental delays has been recently launched by central government. Innovative models of family oriented parent mediated home-based interventions have been developed. Some progressive legislations for individual and family empowerment have been enacted; however, much needs to be done in terms of implementation. Community based approaches such as community based rehabilitation is slowly and steadily emerging as an approach to cover large sections of population. Special education services have had a fairly long history and a remarkable growth. Inclusive education for children 6-14 years old has seen phenomenal growth, though there are many unresolved issues such as quality of education and human resources in mainstream settings. Services for adults with ID is far and few and needs greater attention. Large gaps continue to remain in health services such as medical / psychiatric evaluation and management. One encouraging trend has been organization of parents into parent associations.

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Child and adolescent psychiatry in-patient facility

Cited by 12 publications

References 5 publications

A clinical study of child mental health inpatient care

A clinical study of child mental health inpatient care

Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder and autistic symptoms in a school‐based cohort of children in Kolkata, India

Intellectual Disability in India: Recent Trends in Care and Services

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