Psychiatric disorders, suicide attempts, lesions and poisoning among adolescents treated in an emergency room, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 1988-1993

Trata-se de um estudo epidemiológico acerca da ocorrência de distúrbios psiquiátricos e outros relacionados, segundo o Código Internacional de Doenças, em adolescentes atendidos no setor de urgências psiquiátricas de um hospital-escola de Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brasil, durante o período de 1988 a 1993. Os adolescentes representaram 23% dos atendimentos no período. No sexo feminino, predominaram os Transtornos Neuróticos (300), Suicídio e Lesões Auto-Infligidas (E950-E959) e Psicoses Esquizofrênicas (295). No sexo masculino, sobressaíram-se os Quadros Relacionados a Álcool e Drogas (291, 292, 303, 304, 305), Psicoses Esquizofrênicas (295) e Transtornos Neuróticos (300). Dentre os adolescentes, predominaram as faixas 20 a 24 anos e 15 a 19 anos, consecutivamente.An epidemiological study was conducted to determine the occurrence of psychiatric and related disorders, according to the International Classification of Diseases, among adolescents treated in an emergency room of a teaching hospital in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil from 1988 to 1993. Adolescents studied represented 23% of the cases treated during this period. Neurotic Disorders (300), Suicide and self-inflicted Lesions (E950-E959), and Schizophrenic Psychoses (295) predominated among females. Signs and Symptoms related to alcohol and drugs (291, 292, 303, 304, 305), Schizophrenic Psychoses (295) and Neurotic Disorders (300) predominated among males. Adolescents studied were predominantly in the 20 to 24 and 15 to 19 year range, in this order