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Vertex ; 28(131): 33-39, 2017 Jan.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29522613

ABSTRACT

In the past decades, several epidemiological changes have been observed in the demand for child mental health care with an increase in the number of visits as well as hospitalizations due to mental causes. These changes, together with the sanitary guidelines related to mental health, lead to the implementation of a mental health care unit at a pediatric hospital, which required the adjustment of the infrastructure as well as the professional resources available. The diagnosis of the situation and the sanitary context that led to the implementation of the care unit are presented. The performance/management indicators of the psychiatric unit for the period 2009-2015 are: hospitalization cause, psychopathological diagnosis and prolonged hospitalization cause. The hospitalization of children with mental disorders at a pediatric hospital occurs at the crossroads of two paradigms: mental health and pediatrics.


Subject(s)
Hospitalization/legislation & jurisprudence , Mental Disorders/epidemiology , Psychiatry/legislation & jurisprudence , Adolescent , Argentina/epidemiology , Child , Hospital Units , Hospitals, Pediatric , Humans , Time Factors
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Arch Argent Pediatr ; 114(3): 252-7, 2016 Jun 01.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27164339

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Health care services show epidemiological changes and an increase in the number of consultations due to mental causes and violence without having the necessary capacity to respond to this increasing demand. OBJECTIVE: To analyze and compare the demand for hospitalization due to psychosocial causes in a pediatric hospital during three different periods. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Descriptive, retrospective study. The cases were children/adolescents hospitalized for psychosocial causes at Hospital de Niños de la Santísima Trinidad, Córdoba. The data were processed using frequency analysis and chi-square test. RESULTS: 221 records were analyzed. The hospitalization rate was 0.73% in the year 2000, 1.44% in 2005 and 1.26% in 2010. The hospitalization rate for psychosocial causes increased from 0.06 in 2000 to 0.10 in the years 2005 and 2010. The most common reasons for admission were: suspected child abuse in 44.2% (p < 0.0001), suicidal behavior in 18.7%, suspected sexual abuse in 10.05% and substance abuse in 6.8%. The psychomotor agitation episode and psychotic episode showed a prevalence of 2.4% in 2000, while in 2010 it was of 9.5% for the psychomotor agitation episode and of 5.7% for the psychotic episode. Suicidal behavior and suspected sexual abuse were more common in women and the psychomotor agitation episode and substance abuse were more common in men. CONCLUSIONS: Hospitalizations for psychosocial causes and, particularly, mental causes in children/adolescents have increased and show a different behavior according to age and gender. Health problems related to violence were the most frequent ones.


Subject(s)
Hospitalization , Mental Disorders/therapy , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Hospitals, Pediatric , Humans , Infant , Male , Mental Disorders/psychology , Retrospective Studies
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Vertex ; 26(124): 405-13, 2015.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27089160

ABSTRACT

UNLABELLED: Literature suggests that general beliefs towards mental illnesses are strongly correlated to the social behavior towards people who suffer them. OBJECTIVE: to explore beliefs and attitudes towards mental illnesses in children and adolescents and associate them to bioethics. MATERIALS AND METHODS: exploratory, prospective and quantitative study. A questionnaire was administered to parents-tutors of children-adolescents with mental disorders, and to healthcare professionals of the Hospital de Niños de la Santísima Trinidad Córdoba (Argentina). Data processing was performed by means of frequency analysis. RESULTS: 68.5% of parents-tutors and 51.8% of healthcare professionals answered that mental illnesses are never considered like any other illness. Diagnose and treatment is perceived as a stigma by 25.9% of healthcare professionals. For 88.1% of parents-tutors and 9.8% of healthcare professionals, children and adolescents with mental illnesses are never dangerous. 77.1% of parents and 18.4% of professionals stated that people are never afraid of children-adolescents with MI. 42.8% of children-adolescents were excluded from school and 28.5% from family activities. CONCLUSIONS: mental illness during childhood entails a stigma that compromises development, equal opportunity and human rights.


Subject(s)
Mental Disorders , Social Stigma , Adolescent , Bioethical Issues , Child , Humans , Prospective Studies , Surveys and Questionnaires
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Córdoba; s.n; 2014. 53 p. graf.
Thesis in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-751600

ABSTRACT

La bibliografía refiere que las creencias y actitudes que se le atribuyen a las enfermedades mentales tienen una estrecha relación con el comportamiento social hacia las personas con estas enfermedades. Objetivo: explorar las creencias y actitudes respecto a las enfermedades mentales de ni±os y adolescentes y analizarlas desde la perspectiva de la bioética. Material y Método: estudio exploratorio, prospectivo y cuantitativo. Se administró una encuesta a padres-tutores de ni±os-adolescentes con enfermedades mentales (EM) y a profesionales de la salud en el Hospital de Ni±os de la Santísima Trinidad. Los datos se analizaron por anßlisis de frecuencias. Resultados: en relación a las creencias si las EM son enfermedades como cualquier otra se encontró que para el 68,5% de padres-tutores y el 51,8% de profesionales de la salud nunca. El diagnóstico y tratamiento es percibido como un estigma por el 25,9% (p<0,01) de los profesionales de la salud, también identificaron temor y peligrosidad a las EM. El 42,8% de los ni±os-adolescentes fueron excluidos de la escuela y el 28,5% de actividades familiares...


Literature suggests that attitudes and beliefs generally attributed to mental illness (MI) have a strong relation with the social behavior towards people that suffer them. Objective: to explore attitudes and beliefs towards mental illness of children and adolescents, and analyze them from the bioethics perspective. Materials and methods: exploratory, prospective and quantitative study. A questionnaire was administered to parents-tutors of children-adolescents with mental disorders, and to healthcare professionals of the Hospital de Ni±os de la Santísima Trinidad. Data processing was performed by means of frequency analysis. Results: 68.5% of parents-tutors and 51.8% of healthcare professionals answered that mental disorders are never considered like any other illness. Diagnose and treatment are perceived as a stigma by 25.9% (p<0.01) of healthcare professionals, who also identified fear and dangerousness towards MI. 42.8% of children-adolescents were excluded from school and 28.5% from family activities...


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Adolescent , Female , Adolescent , Bioethics , Mental Processes/ethics , Psychology, Adolescent/ethics , Social Behavior , Mental Disorders/psychology , Argentina
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Arch Argent Pediatr ; 111(1): 16-21, 2013.
Article in English, Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23381700

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To analyze mortality from suicide in children, adolescents and youth aged 5 to 24 years by gender, method used, place where the incident occurred and residence (province) in Argentina over the period 2005-2007. METHOD: Data of Statistical Death Reports were used. Mortality rates from suicide were estimated per 100 000 inhabitants using ICD-10 (X60- X84). The statistical method included categorical data analysis. RESULTS: Total deaths from suicide in the 5 to 24 year old group were 861 in 2005, 897 in 2006, and 815 in 2007. During the period 2005-2007, 6 deaths occurred in children younger than 10 years old. In the 10 to 24 year old group males had higher rates than females (p < 0.01). Analysis by gender and age group showed an increase of suicide in males in the group aged 20-24 years old (p < 0.01), while females had the highest rates of suicide in the 15 to 19 year old group. Hanging and use of firearms were the most frequent methods (p < 0.01). The home was the most frequent place where the incident occurred (p< 0.01). Santa Cruz, Salta and Jujuy had the highest rates of suicide in Argentina, whereas Santiago del Estero, Capital Federal and Misiones showed the lowest ones. CONCLUSION: Suicide in Argentinean adolescents and youth is a public health problem, especially among males. The provinces in the North and South of Argentina had the highest rates in the country.


Subject(s)
Suicide/statistics & numerical data , Adolescent , Age Distribution , Argentina/epidemiology , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Mortality , Time Factors , Young Adult
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Arch. argent. pediatr ; 111(1): 16-21, Feb. 2013. mapas, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-663643

ABSTRACT

Objective. To analyze mortality from suicide in children, adolescents and youth aged 5 to 24 years by gender, method used, place where the incident occurred and residence (province) in Argentina over the period 2005-2007. Method. Data of Statistical Death Reports were used. Mortality rates from suicide were estimated per 100 000 inhabitants using ICD-10 (X60- X84). The statistical method included categorical data analysis. Results: Total deaths from suicide in the 5 to 24 year old group were 861 in 2005, 897 in 2006, and 815 in 2007. During the period 2005-2007, 6 deaths occurred in children younger than 10 years old. In the 10 to 24 year old group males had higher rates than females (p < 0.01). Analysis by gender and age group showed an increase of suicide in males in the group aged 20-24 years old (p < 0.01), while females had the highest rates of suicide in the 15 to 19 year old group. Hanging and use of firearms were the most frequent methods (p < 0.01). The home was the most frequent place where the incident occurred (p< 0.01). Santa Cruz, Salta and Jujuy had the highest rates of suicide in Argentina, whereas Santiago del Estero, Capital Federal and Misiones showed the lowest ones. Conclusion. Suicide in Argentinean adolescents and youth is a public health problem, especially among males. The provinces in the North and South of Argentina had the highest rates in the country.


Objetivos. Analizar la mortalidad por suicidio en niños, adolescentes y jóvenes de 5 a 24 años, según sexo, método utilizado, lugar de ocurrencia y jurisdicción en la Argentina, en el período 2005-2007. Método. Se utilizaron las Bases de Datos de los Informes Estadísticos de Defunción del Ministerio de Salud de la Nación. Se calcularon frecuencias y tasas de mortalidad por suicidio específicas por 100 000 habitantes, con empleo de la clasificación CIE-10-(X60-X84). El análisis estadístico se realizó mediante datos categorizados. Resultados. El total absoluto de muertes por suicidio en el grupo de 5 a 24 años fue de 861 en 2005, 897 en 2006 y 815 en 2007. En el período 2005-2007 se produjeron 6 óbitos en menores de 10 años. En el grupo de 10 a 24 años las muertes por suicidio fueron más frecuentes en varones (p < 0,01). El análisis por grupo de edad y sexo mostró que, en varones, la mortalidad incrementa con la edad (p < 0,01) y, en mujeres, el grupo de 15 a 19 años fue el más prevalente (p < 0,05). El método utilizado con mayor frecuencia fue el ahorcamiento (p < 0,01) y el lugar de ocurrencia más prevalente el hogar (p < 0,01). Las tasas de suicidio más elevadas del país fueron en las jurisdicciones de Santa Cruz, Salta y Jujuy, y la tasa más baja en Santiago del Estero. Conclusión. El suicidio en la población de adolescentes y jóvenes de la Argentina constituye un problema de salud más frecuente en los varones. Las jurisdicciones del norte y sur del país muestran las tasas más elevadas.


Subject(s)
Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Young Adult , Suicide/statistics & numerical data , Age Distribution , Argentina/epidemiology , Mortality , Time Factors
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Arch. argent. pediatr ; 111(1): 16-21, Feb. 2013. mapas, tab
Article in English | BINACIS | ID: bin-131176

ABSTRACT

Objective. To analyze mortality from suicide in children, adolescents and youth aged 5 to 24 years by gender, method used, place where the incident occurred and residence (province) in Argentina over the period 2005-2007. Method. Data of Statistical Death Reports were used. Mortality rates from suicide were estimated per 100 000 inhabitants using ICD-10 (X60- X84). The statistical method included categorical data analysis. Results: Total deaths from suicide in the 5 to 24 year old group were 861 in 2005, 897 in 2006, and 815 in 2007. During the period 2005-2007, 6 deaths occurred in children younger than 10 years old. In the 10 to 24 year old group males had higher rates than females (p < 0.01). Analysis by gender and age group showed an increase of suicide in males in the group aged 20-24 years old (p < 0.01), while females had the highest rates of suicide in the 15 to 19 year old group. Hanging and use of firearms were the most frequent methods (p < 0.01). The home was the most frequent place where the incident occurred (p< 0.01). Santa Cruz, Salta and Jujuy had the highest rates of suicide in Argentina, whereas Santiago del Estero, Capital Federal and Misiones showed the lowest ones. Conclusion. Suicide in Argentinean adolescents and youth is a public health problem, especially among males. The provinces in the North and South of Argentina had the highest rates in the country.(AU)


Objetivos. Analizar la mortalidad por suicidio en niños, adolescentes y jóvenes de 5 a 24 años, según sexo, método utilizado, lugar de ocurrencia y jurisdicción en la Argentina, en el período 2005-2007. Método. Se utilizaron las Bases de Datos de los Informes Estadísticos de Defunción del Ministerio de Salud de la Nación. Se calcularon frecuencias y tasas de mortalidad por suicidio específicas por 100 000 habitantes, con empleo de la clasificación CIE-10-(X60-X84). El análisis estadístico se realizó mediante datos categorizados. Resultados. El total absoluto de muertes por suicidio en el grupo de 5 a 24 años fue de 861 en 2005, 897 en 2006 y 815 en 2007. En el período 2005-2007 se produjeron 6 óbitos en menores de 10 años. En el grupo de 10 a 24 años las muertes por suicidio fueron más frecuentes en varones (p < 0,01). El análisis por grupo de edad y sexo mostró que, en varones, la mortalidad incrementa con la edad (p < 0,01) y, en mujeres, el grupo de 15 a 19 años fue el más prevalente (p < 0,05). El método utilizado con mayor frecuencia fue el ahorcamiento (p < 0,01) y el lugar de ocurrencia más prevalente el hogar (p < 0,01). Las tasas de suicidio más elevadas del país fueron en las jurisdicciones de Santa Cruz, Salta y Jujuy, y la tasa más baja en Santiago del Estero. Conclusión. El suicidio en la población de adolescentes y jóvenes de la Argentina constituye un problema de salud más frecuente en los varones. Las jurisdicciones del norte y sur del país muestran las tasas más elevadas.(AU)


Subject(s)
Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Young Adult , Suicide/statistics & numerical data , Age Distribution , Argentina/epidemiology , Mortality , Time Factors
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Arch Argent Pediatr ; 111(1): 16-21, 2013 Jan-Feb.
Article in Spanish | BINACIS | ID: bin-133204

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To analyze mortality from suicide in children, adolescents and youth aged 5 to 24 years by gender, method used, place where the incident occurred and residence (province) in Argentina over the period 2005-2007. METHOD: Data of Statistical Death Reports were used. Mortality rates from suicide were estimated per 100 000 inhabitants using ICD-10 (X60- X84). The statistical method included categorical data analysis. RESULTS: Total deaths from suicide in the 5 to 24 year old group were 861 in 2005, 897 in 2006, and 815 in 2007. During the period 2005-2007, 6 deaths occurred in children younger than 10 years old. In the 10 to 24 year old group males had higher rates than females (p < 0.01). Analysis by gender and age group showed an increase of suicide in males in the group aged 20-24 years old (p < 0.01), while females had the highest rates of suicide in the 15 to 19 year old group. Hanging and use of firearms were the most frequent methods (p < 0.01). The home was the most frequent place where the incident occurred (p< 0.01). Santa Cruz, Salta and Jujuy had the highest rates of suicide in Argentina, whereas Santiago del Estero, Capital Federal and Misiones showed the lowest ones. CONCLUSION: Suicide in Argentinean adolescents and youth is a public health problem, especially among males. The provinces in the North and South of Argentina had the highest rates in the country.


Subject(s)
Suicide/statistics & numerical data , Adolescent , Age Distribution , Argentina/epidemiology , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Mortality , Time Factors , Young Adult
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Vertex ; 23(105): 331-8, 2012.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23269967

ABSTRACT

UNLABELLED: Mental health needs of children and adolescents show epidemiological changes and sometimes require psychiatric hospitalization. OBJECTIVE: to perform an epidemiological characterization of children and adolescents hospitalized for mental disorders in Hospital de Niños of Córdoba. MATERIALS AND METHODS: observational retrospective study, based on clinical reports on 144 cases hospitalized during years 2009-2010. Data was processed using frequency analysis with a significance level of 0.05. RESULTS: 54.86% of cases corresponded to women and 45.14% to men. They were aged between 6 and 16 years, showing a higher media in women 12.87. Most frequent causes for hospitalization were: suicide attempt (25%), psychomotor agitation episodes (21.53%) and psychotic episodes (15.97%). Cases admitted for suicide attempt were not frequently treated. Most relevant psychopathological diagnoses were: behavior disorder of childhood in male, and personality disorders in women. Average stay was 21.9 days, cases that needed re-admission showed a longer time. CONCLUSIONS: most frequent causes for hospitalization were related to impulsivity-aggression symptoms showing different distributions according to gender. Pathologies must be recognized, diagnosed and treated more promptly.


Subject(s)
Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data , Mental Disorders/epidemiology , Mental Disorders/therapy , Adolescent , Argentina , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Retrospective Studies , Urban Health
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Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires; Ministerio de Salud de la Nación; 2012. 1 p.
Non-conventional in Spanish | ARGMSAL, BINACIS | ID: biblio-1566064

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCCIÓN La bibliografía hace referencia a cambios en los perfiles epidemiológicos, con incremento en la demanda de atención de salud mental, en la hospitalización y en la prevalencia de patologías graves. OBJETIVOS Analizar la demanda de hospitalización psiquiátrica en el Hospital de Niños de la Santísima Trinidad de Córdoba entre 2009 y 2012, realizar una caracterización sociodemográfica, detectar las causas de hospitalización e identificar trastornos mentales de ingreso y egreso. MÉTODOS Se realizó un estudio observacional, analítico, descriptivo, retrospectivo y prospectivo, sobre la base de historias clínicas de niños/adolescentes hospitalizados en 2009-2012. El procesamiento estadístico de los datos se efectuó como análisis bivariado a través de datos categóricos. RESULTADOS Las hospitalizaciones se correspondieron con intentos de suicidio en un 28,01% de los casos (p<0,0001), con episodios de agitación psicomotriz en un 20,57% (p<0,0001) y con episodios heteroagresivos y psicóticos en un 14,18%. Los diagnósticos de egreso más frecuentes fueron trastornos de conducta (27,66%, p<0,0001), de personalidad (13,48%), de ansiedad (13,12%) y trastornos psicóticos (10,28%). El 23,76% de los casos se encontraba sin escolaridad. El 16,31% requirió rehospitalización. El 15,96% presentó certificación de discapacidad, asociándose a sexo masculino (79,17%, p<0,0001) y diagnóstico de retraso mental (43,75%). DISCUSIÓN Los motivos de ingreso más frecuentes fueron los del espectro impulsivo agresivo; los de egreso se asociaron principalmente con trastornos de conducta. En cuanto a la discapacidad, se observó una diferenciación por sexo, con el retraso mental como diagnóstico más frecuente de este grupo.


Subject(s)
Child , Adolescent , Hospitalization , Mental Disorders
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Rev. argent. salud publica ; 1(3): 24-29, jun. 2010. tab, graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-674983

ABSTRACT

RESUMEN. INTRODUCCIÓN: el suicidio es la tercera causa de muerte en la adolescencia y se estima que por cada adolescente que se suicida se producen entre 15 y 20 intentos no mortales. OBJETIVO: identificar los factores de riesgo de suicidio presentes en niños y adolescentes que se hospitalizan por intento de suicidio y evaluar como factores de riesgo las variables trastornos psicopatológicos y familiares (estructura y funcionamiento familiar). MÉTODO: estudio prospectivo, basado en entrevistas clínicas y tests a pacientes hospitalizados por intento de suicidio (n=41) en el Hospital de Niños de Córdoba y a sus padres, y comparado con grupo control. El análisis de los datos fue efectuado por análisis bivariado, multivariado y regresión logística múltiple. RESULTADOS: el 56,1% de los intentos de suicidio fue de sexo femenino y el 43,9% de sexo masculino, con una media de edad menor en varones (p<0,001). Los factores de riesgo psicopatológicos asociados al grupo con intento de suicidio fueron: intentos de suicidio previos y trastornos de conducta en los niños (p<0,0006), y los factores familiares: conducta suicida y trastornos de conducta, familia monoparental y relaciones de alto riesgo con el padre y madre (p<0,0001). Se detectaron factores protectores asociados al grupo control: ausencia de trastornos psicopatológicos en los niños, estructura familiar biparental y una buena comunicación con los padres (p<0,0001)(OR=15,00; IC: 4,47 – 50,30). CONCLUSIONES: los antecedentes de intentos de suicidio previos, trastornos de conducta y los cambios en la estructura y funcionamiento familiar de alto riesgo son factores de riesgo del suicidio infantojuvenil.


ABSTRACT. INTRODUCTION: suicide is the third cause of death in the adolescence. It was estimated that for each adolescent that commits suicide there are between fifteen and twenty non fatal attempts. OBJECTIVES: to identify risk factors present in children and adolescents hospitalized dueto suicide attempt and to evaluate psychopathology disorder and family (family structure and functioning) as risk factors. METHOD: prospective study based on clinical interview sand test to 41 children and adolescents hospitalized in the Hospital de Niños de Cordoba due to suicide attempt and their parents, compared to a control group. Data were processed with bivariated and multivariated analysis and multiple logistic regression. RESULTS: 56.1% of suicide attempts were female sex and the 43.9% male sex. The average age was lower for males (p<0.001). Psychopathological risk factors associated to suicide attempt were: previous suicide attempt, conduct disorder (p<0,0006), and family factors: suicidal conduct, conduct disorder in relatives, mono-parental family and high risk relationship with father and mother(p<0,0001). Protective factors associated with the controlgroup were: absence of psychopathological disorder, biparental structure family and good communication with parents (p<0.0001) (OR=15,00; IC: 4,47 – 50,30). CONCLUSIONS: the background of previous suicide attempt, conduct disorder and change in family structure and functioning are risk factors of suicide attempt.


Subject(s)
Humans , Adolescent , Child , Case-Control Studies , Child Abuse, Sexual , Domestic Violence , Interviews as Topic , Suicide, Attempted/psychology , Multivariate Analysis , Nuclear Family/psychology , Risk Factors , Substance-Related Disorders , Suicide/psychology
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Arch Argent Pediatr ; 108(2): 124-9, 2010 Apr.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20467707

ABSTRACT

UNLABELLED: Until recently, suicidal behaviour in children and adolescents was associated to less serious psychopathological disorders, such as adjustment disorder. In the last decades, according to international sources, psychopathological disorders associated to suicide attempts have become more serious. OBJECTIVE: To describe the frequency of mental and conduct disorders in children and adolescents that attempted suicide, in order to identify self-aggression methods and previous psychopathological antecedents. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cross sectional study based on clinical interviews to 41 children and adolescents hospitalized in Hospital de Niños de Córdoba for suicide attempt. RESULTS: Ingestion of psychotropics is the most frequent self-aggression method (p< 0.0001). Psychopathological history, such as previous suicide attempt and conduct disorder, were predominant (p< 0.0001) in children and adolescents hospitalized for suicide attempt. Pathologies most frequently associated to suicide attempt were depression (29.27%) and conduct disorder (24.39%). CONCLUSIONS: Children and adolescents with suicide attempt had previous psychopathological antecedents and important mental disorders such as depression and conduct disorder, which require adequate treatment and sanitary control, in order to avoid more severe consequences. The most used method to attempt suicide was ingestion of psychotropics.


Subject(s)
Adolescent Behavior/psychology , Child Behavior Disorders/complications , Depression/complications , Suicide, Attempted/psychology , Adolescent , Child , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Male
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Arch. argent. pediatr ; 108(2): 124-129, abr. 2010. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-548754

ABSTRACT

Las conductas suicidas en niños y adolescentes se asociaban hasta hace poco con trastornos psicopatológicos de menor gravedad, como los trastornos reactivos. En las últimas décadas, segúnreferencias internacionales, se observa un agravamiento de los trastornos psicopatológicos que se asocian a los intentos de suicidio en niños y dolescentes. Objetivo. Describir la frecuencia de los trastornos mentales y del comportamiento que presentanlos niños y adolescentes con intentos de suicidio e identificar el método de autoagresión utilizado y los antecedentes psicopatológicos previos.Material y método. Estudio transversal, en base a entrevistas clínicas a 41 niños y adolescentes hospitalizados por intento de suicidio en el Hospitalde Niños de Córdoba.Resultados. El método de autoagresión más utilizado fue la ingesta de psicofármacos (p< 0,0001)y los antecedentes psicopatológicos previos más prevalentes fueron los intentos de suicidio previos y el trastorno de conducta disocial(p< 0,0001) en los niños y adolescentes hospitalizados por intentos de suicidio. Las patologías más frecuentes en los intentos de suicidio fueron la depresión (29,27 por ciento) y el trastorno de conducta disocial (24,39 por ciento).Conclusiones. Los niños y adolecentes con intento de suicidio presentaron antecedentes psicopatológicosprevios y trastornos mentales deimportancia, como depresión y trastorno de conducta disocial, que requieren tratamientos y seguimientos sanitarios oportunos para evitar consecuencias de mayor gravedad. El método más utilizado para el intento de suicidio fue la ingesta de psicofármacos.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Adolescent , Female , Child , Antisocial Personality Disorder , Depression , Mental Disorders , Suicide, Attempted , Cross-Sectional Studies , Models, Theoretical , Observational Studies as Topic
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Arch. argent. pediatr ; 108(2): 124-129, abr. 2010. tab
Article in Spanish | BINACIS | ID: bin-125787

ABSTRACT

Las conductas suicidas en niños y adolescentes se asociaban hasta hace poco con trastornos psicopatológicos de menor gravedad, como los trastornos reactivos. En las últimas décadas, segúnreferencias internacionales, se observa un agravamiento de los trastornos psicopatológicos que se asocian a los intentos de suicidio en niños y dolescentes. Objetivo. Describir la frecuencia de los trastornos mentales y del comportamiento que presentanlos niños y adolescentes con intentos de suicidio e identificar el método de autoagresión utilizado y los antecedentes psicopatológicos previos.Material y método. Estudio transversal, en base a entrevistas clínicas a 41 niños y adolescentes hospitalizados por intento de suicidio en el Hospitalde Niños de Córdoba.Resultados. El método de autoagresión más utilizado fue la ingesta de psicofármacos (p< 0,0001)y los antecedentes psicopatológicos previos más prevalentes fueron los intentos de suicidio previos y el trastorno de conducta disocial(p< 0,0001) en los niños y adolescentes hospitalizados por intentos de suicidio. Las patologías más frecuentes en los intentos de suicidio fueron la depresión (29,27 por ciento) y el trastorno de conducta disocial (24,39 por ciento).Conclusiones. Los niños y adolecentes con intento de suicidio presentaron antecedentes psicopatológicosprevios y trastornos mentales deimportancia, como depresión y trastorno de conducta disocial, que requieren tratamientos y seguimientos sanitarios oportunos para evitar consecuencias de mayor gravedad. El método más utilizado para el intento de suicidio fue la ingesta de psicofármacos.(AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Adolescent , Female , Child , Suicide, Attempted , Antisocial Personality Disorder , Depression , Mental Disorders , Mental Disorders , Observational Studies as Topic , Cross-Sectional Studies
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