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An epidemiological study on mental problems in adolescents in Chengdu, China / 中华流行病学杂志
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology ; (12): 878-881, 2005.
Artículo en Chino | WPRIM | ID: wpr-295629
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the mental health problems in the adolescents aged 11-18 years in Chengdu, China.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Youth Self-Report (YSR) and the General Information Questionnaire were administered to 1802 students who were randomly selected from schools in Chengdu City.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The overall rate of mental problems was 15.1% in the adolescents, 15.2% in boys and 14.9% in girls if 90th percentile of total scores and/or 98th percentile of syndromes scores were assigned as the cutpoint of norms. The overall rate of mental problems was 27.2% in the adolescents, 27.6% in boys and 26.8% in girls if 75th percentile of total scores and/or 98th percentile of syndromes scores were assigned as the cutpoint of norms. The rates of mental problems were not significantly different between boys and girls (chi-squared = 0.042, P = 0.838; chi-squared = 0.126, P = 0.723). Mental problems tended to be increasing with age (P = 0.000). There were 29 items that the percentiles were higher than 50% but 5 items were under 10% in all the 101 items of YSR. 3.1% of the adolescents often had suicidal intention, and 6.1% of the adolescents often thought of becoming opposite sex identity.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The rates of mental problems in adolescents aged 11-18 years in Chengdu, Chana were 27.2% or 15.1% respectively,if 75th or 90th percentile of the total scores were assigned as the cutpoint of total scores. The mental problems in the adolescents tended to be increasing along with age.</p>
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental) Asunto principal: China / Epidemiología / Encuestas y Cuestionarios / Distribución por Sexo / Distribución por Edad / Trastornos Mentales Tipo de estudio: Estudio diagnóstico Límite: Adolescente / Niño / Femenino / Humanos / Masculino País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: Chino Revista: Chinese Journal of Epidemiology Año: 2005 Tipo del documento: Artículo

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental) Asunto principal: China / Epidemiología / Encuestas y Cuestionarios / Distribución por Sexo / Distribución por Edad / Trastornos Mentales Tipo de estudio: Estudio diagnóstico Límite: Adolescente / Niño / Femenino / Humanos / Masculino País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: Chino Revista: Chinese Journal of Epidemiology Año: 2005 Tipo del documento: Artículo