TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of psychiatric disorders and suicidality among children and adolescents with thalassemia major—A Turkish sample
AU - Örengül, Abdurrahman Cahid
AU - Ucuz, İlknur
AU - Oner Battaloglu, Nergiz
AU - Ozek, Gulcihan
AU - Gormez, Vahdet
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2019/1/2
Y1 - 2019/1/2
N2 - The current study examined psychiatric diagnoses and suicidality in children with transfusion-dependent thalassemia major via a semi-structured interview (K-SADS). Although 4 subjects were diagnosed with major depressive disorder, 24 subjects (40.7%) had depressed mood and irritability, whereas anhedonia and boredom were detected in 23 (39.0%) subjects. Suicidal thoughts were expectedly more prevalent (28.8%) than suicidal intention (5.1%) and suicide attempts (1.7%). Children with thalassemia major may be an under-risk population for subclinical forms of depression and suicidality. Offering routine screening for mental health problems can lead to early identification and treatment.
AB - The current study examined psychiatric diagnoses and suicidality in children with transfusion-dependent thalassemia major via a semi-structured interview (K-SADS). Although 4 subjects were diagnosed with major depressive disorder, 24 subjects (40.7%) had depressed mood and irritability, whereas anhedonia and boredom were detected in 23 (39.0%) subjects. Suicidal thoughts were expectedly more prevalent (28.8%) than suicidal intention (5.1%) and suicide attempts (1.7%). Children with thalassemia major may be an under-risk population for subclinical forms of depression and suicidality. Offering routine screening for mental health problems can lead to early identification and treatment.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85052105047&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02739615.2018.1500290
DO - 10.1080/02739615.2018.1500290
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85052105047
SN - 0273-9615
VL - 48
SP - 120
EP - 129
JO - Children's Health Care
JF - Children's Health Care
IS - 1
ER -