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The prognosis in early adulthood of child psychiatric patients: a case register study in Denmark
Author(s) -
Thomsen P. H.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1990.tb06456.x
Subject(s) - neurosis , psychiatry , personality disorders , medicine , pediatrics , neuroticism , referral , population , incidence (geometry) , substance abuse , antisocial personality disorder , personality , poison control , injury prevention , psychology , emergency medicine , social psychology , physics , environmental health , family medicine , optics
A register‐based study of 485 children (0–15 years of age) admitted to a child psychiatric hospital from January 1, 1970 to December 31, 1972 who were followed up on December 31, 1986 showed higher rates of admission to psychiatric hospital in late adolescence or young adulthood (i.e. 16 years of age) than found in an age‐standardized general population. Patients with the childhood diagnosis neurosis (ICD‐8 300 + 308.00) were found to have higher rates of admission with personality disorders (ICD‐8 301.09–301.39 + 301.82–301.99) but not of other diagnoses including neurotic disorders. Patients with the childhood diagnosis of conduct disorder (ICD‐8 301.09–301.99 + 308.01) had a higher risk of admission in adulthood with the diagnosis of personality disorders and drug or alcohol abuse. Girls with adjustment disorder (ICD‐8 307 + 308.02–308.06) had higher risks of admission in young adulthood with diagnosis of personality disorders and psychosis. No connection was found between the age at first referral and the incidence of admission after the age of 15 years.