Mental disorders in children and adolescents from urban and rural areas of the Russian Federation in 1991-2012 (an epidemiological study)
Zhurnal Nevrologii i Psikhiatrii Imeni S.S. Korsakova 114(1 Pt 2): 3-12
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 1997-7298 PMID: 24637821 Document Number: 672767
Based on the results of the epidemiological study, we estimated the prevalence and incidence of mental disorders in children and adolescents who lived in urban and rural areas in 1991-2012. These indices were higher compared to those for the adult population for the same period. High rates of the incidence for mental disorders and the prevalence of different levels of mental retardation and organic mental disorders were found in rural areas. The authors warn that the current situation demands the revision of approaches to the medical care in these groups of patients. A complex of organizational measures will need the adequate funding of territory programs warranting free medical care and grants for clinical examination, treatment and prevention of mental disorders in children and adolescents.