Analysis of Psychiatric Morbidity of Outpatient Children in Mitford Hospital, Dhaka

The objective of this study was to describe the pattern of psychiatric morbidity among 97 child patients who, for the first time attended the psychiatric outpatient department of Sir Salimullah Medical College & Mitford Hospital, Dhaka, in the year 1994. Dissociative disorder (Hysteria) comprised the largest group (21.65%), followed by epilepsy (19.59%). Majority ofthe cases were within 7-10 years age group…

 

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