Patterns of the Diagnosis Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in the Population Aged 0-18 Years Based on the Nationwide Insurance Sample Data.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to examine the trend in diagnostic prevalence of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents.

Methods

Individuals aged 0-18 years were included in the study based on the National Health Insurance Claims Data. To investigate the trends in diagnosis and diagnostic prevalence of psychiatric disorders reflecting the decrease in the birth rate, data were analyzed from 2010 as a reference year to 2015.

Results

The number of patients diagnosed with psychiatric disorder decreased annually, from 23,412 on 2010 to 18,821 on 2015. The most common disorder was hyperkinetic disorder in male and depressive episode in female. Although there was no significant change in overall diagnostic prevalence rate of psychiatric disorders, age groups <10 years

SUBMITTER: Lee SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7584282 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature