Diagnostic trajectories and stability of mental disorders in childhood and adolescence - A nation-wide cohort study using sequence analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the diagnostic trajectories following a first psychiatric diagnosis in childhood or adolescence. Such knowledge could aid clinicians in treatment, risk prediction, and psychoeducation. This study presents a comprehensive nationwide overview of diagnostic trajectories in children and adolescents after their first diagnosis in child and adolescent psychiatric hospitals.

Methods

Patients aged 0 to 17 years who received their first psychiatric diagnosis between January 1996 and December 2011 were identified through the Danish National Patient Registries. Shifts at the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) two-cipher level (F00-F99), grouped into 19 categories, were identified. Subsequent diagnoses during 10 years of follow-up until De

SUBMITTER: Krantz MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12438990 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature