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The prevalence of childhood psychopathology in Turkey: a cross-sectional multicenter nationwide study (EPICPAT-T) |
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| Authors: | Eyup Sabri Ercan Guilherme Polanczyk Deniz Yuce Gul Karacet?n Ali Evren Tufan |
| Institution: | 1. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Medical Faculty, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey;2. Department of Psychiatry, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, S?o Paulo, BR;3. Department of Preventive Oncology and Epidemiology, Cancer Institute, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey;4. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Medical Faculty, Bakirkoy Prof. Dr. Mazhar OSMAN Training and Research Hospital for Mental Health and Nervous Disorders, Istanbul, Turkey;5. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Medical Faculty, Ac?badem University, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Abstract: | Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of childhood psychopathologies in Turkey. Method: A nation-wide, randomly selected, representative population of 5830 children (6–13 years-old) enrolled as a 2nd,3rd or 4th grade student in 30 cities were evaluated for presence of a psychiatric or mental disorder by a Sociodemographic Form, Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL), and DSM-IV-Based Screening Scale for Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Children and Adolescents scales. Impairment criterion was assessed via a 3 point-Likert scale by the parent and the teacher independently. Results: Overall prevalence of any psychopathology was 37.6% without impairment criterion, and 17.1% with impairment criterion. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder was the most frequent diagnosis, followed by anxiety (19.5% and 16.7% without impairment, 12.4% and 5.3% with impairment, respectively). Lower education level and presence of a physical or psychiatric problem of the parents were independent predictors of any psychopathology of the offspring. 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. |
| Keywords: | Psychiatric mental psychopathology prevalence epidemiology Turkey |