Spectrum of Behavioral Disorders Among Children Aged 5-15 Years in Tertiary Care Hospital of Bhopal

ABSTRACT

The current study was done to determine various behavioral disorders among 5-15 years of children attendingPaediatric OPD and to determine underlying risk factors associated with behavioral disorders among children.This observational cross-sectional study was carried out among 200 children between 5-15 years of age usingDSM IV Diagnostic Criteria. Some risk factors that lead to the manifestation of the disorder were also studiedby history taking. The increasing sequence of disorders positivity was 0.5%, 1%, 1.5%, 1.5%, 2.5%, 12.5%for CD, LD, GAD, ADHD, AD and ODD, while observing 51.28% ODD cases among males, 12.5% ODDamong overall subjects, 19.5% ADHD cases, 27.02% GAD, 1% LD and 0.5% CD cases. The overall observanceof any one disorder was 39 (19.5%). Herein observed high prevalence of behavioral disorders requiresbehavioral, technical and managerial interventions and therefore is the priority intervention area in the field ofpublic health globally, nationally and locally.