Analysis of a population of adolescents with mental disorders
Gurovich, I.I.; Visnevskaia, L.I.; Preĭs, V.B.
Zhurnal Nevropatologii i Psikhiatrii Imeni S.S. Korsakova 83(10): 1539-1544
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-4588 PMID: 6659790 Document Number: 211100
A study of patients registered in the adolescent rooms of the psychoneurological outpatient centres of two districts of Moscow showed that the structure of psychic pathology of this population is characterized by a greater proportion, as compared with children, of psychotic forms, with non-psychotic psychic diseases and mental retardation still occupying the leading place. Almost one-third of patients (largely those with non-psychotic forms of psychogenic and exogenous-organic nature and a superficial level of disturbances observed) have good prognosis in terms of their cure including the discarding off the record in the relevant dispensary. Activation of extrahospital forms of care including improvement of the microsocial environment is required.