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A prevalence survey of mental disorders among children in a rural Malaysian village
Author(s) -
Kasmini K.,
Kyaw O.,
Krishnaswamy S.,
Ramli H.,
Hassan S.
Publication year - 1993
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.1600-0447.1993.tb03367.x
Subject(s) - psychiatry , mental health , medicine , environmental health , psychology
This is the first epidemiological survey of mental disorders among children in a Malaysian village. The WHO Research Questionnaire for Children (RQC) was used for initial screening followed by a semistructured interview, the Follow‐up Interview for Children (FIC) at its second stage. Diagnosis was obtained by using Rutter's multi‐axial classification. The prevalence rates obtained for the diagnostic categories were described in 3 age groups, in accordance with the age of attending school in Malaysia. Of 507 children screened aged 1–15, 6.1% were classified as having a mental disorder.