ABSTRACT
744 children and adolescents at the age of 1-17 years who underwent disasters (earthquakes) and catastrophes were observed. In 216 cases anxious-depressive conditions of different duration were revealed. These disorders were divided into 3 groups: the neurosis of fear (42.1%), phobia-like states of the type "panic disorders" (31.0%) and mixed somatogenic and psychogenic disorders of "panic type" (26.9%). The least favorable prognosis was noted in the 3d group. The questions of drug therapy and psychotherapy of every type of these disorders are discussed.
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Anxiety Disorders/psychology , Depressive Disorder/psychology , Disasters , Panic Disorder/psychology , Accidents/psychology , Adolescent , Anxiety Disorders/diagnosis , Anxiety Disorders/etiology , Armenia , Bashkiria , Child , Child, Preschool , Depressive Disorder/diagnosis , Depressive Disorder/etiology , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Panic Disorder/diagnosis , Panic Disorder/etiology , Psychopathology , RailroadsABSTRACT
The authors have examined 1455 adolescents aged 15-17 yrs, those followed up at a psychiatric outpatient clinic and from the general population. The study has revealed the distribution of different forms of mental diseases and their syndromal structure. The authors stress the polymorphism of psychopathological appearances and describe some features of mental disturbances in adolescents.
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Mental Disorders/epidemiology , Psychology, Adolescent , Students/psychology , Adolescent , Female , Humans , Male , Moscow , Vocational EducationABSTRACT
A thorough examination of 410 children with the preliminary diagnosis of neuro-arthritic diathesis revealed a family history of primary disorders of purine metabolism with hyperuricemia (HU) and hyperuricuria (HUK) in combination with borderline neuropsychic disturbances in 150 children. Most of the children (122 of the 150) presented disorders of the neurotic level of reactivity according to the type of systemic and monosystemic neuroses and neurotic reactions in the presence of moderate HU and HUK. The clinical picture in children with the signs of residual-organic cerebral insufficiency (28 of the 150) was predominantly characterized by behavioural abnormalities in conjunction with significant deviations on the part of purine metabolism parameters.