Prevalence of Childhood Affective disorders in Turkey: An epidemiological study
- Karacetin, G. and Arman, A.R. and Fis, N.P. and Demirci, E. and Ozmen, S. and Hesapcioglu, S.T. and Oztop, D. and Tufan, A.E. and Tural, U. and Aktepe, E. and Aksu, H. and Ardic, U.A. and Basgul, S. and Bilac, O. and Coskun, M. and Celik, G.G. and Demirkaya, S.K. and Dursun, O.B. and Durukan, I. and Fidan, T. and Gencoglan, S. and Gokcen, C. and Gokten, E.S. and Gorker, I. and Gormez, V. and Gundogdu, O.Y. and Gurkan, C.K. and Herguner, S. and Kandemir, H. and Kilic, B.G. and Kilincaslan, A. and Mutluer, T. and Nasiroglu, S. and Ozcan, O.O. and Ozturk, M. and Sapmaz, S.Y. and Suren, S. and Sahin, N. and Tahiroglu, A.Y. and Toros, F. and Unal, F. and Vural, P. and Yazici, I.P. and Yazici, K.U. and Yildirim, V. and Yulaf, Y. and Yuce, M. and Yuksel, T. and Akdemir, D. and Altun, H. and Ayik, B. and Bilgic, A. and Bozkurt, O.H. and Cakir, E.D. and Ceri, V. and Demir, N.U. and Dinc, G. and Irmak, M.Y. and Karaman, D. and Kinik, M.F. and Mazlum, B. and Memik, N.C. and Ozdemir, D.F. and Sinir, H. and Tasdelen, B.I. and Taskin, B. and Ugur, C. and Uran, P. and Uysal, T. and Uneri, O.S. and Yilmaz, S. and Yilmaz, S.S. and Acikel, B. and Aktas, H. and Alaca, R. and Alic, B.G. and Almbaidheen, M. and Ari, F.P. and Aslan, C. and Atabay, E. and Ay, M.G. and Aydemir, H. and Ayranci, G. and Babadagi, Z. and Bayar, H. and Bayhan, P.C. and Bayram, O. and Bektas, N.D. and Berberoglu, K.K. and Bostan, R. and Cakan, Y. and Canli, M.A. and Cansiz, M.A. and Ceylan, C. and Coskun, N. and Coskun, S. and Demir, I. and Demir, N. and Demirdogen, E.Y. and Dogan, B. and Donmez, Y.E. and Donder, F. and Efe, A. and Eray, S. and Erbilgin, S. and Erden, S. and Ersoy, E.G. and Eseroglu, T. and Firat, S.K. and Gok, E.E. and Goksoy, S.C. and Guler, G. and Gules, Z. and Gunay, G. and Gunes, S. and Gunes, A. and Guven, G. and Horozcu, H. and Irmak, A. and Isik, U. and Kahraman, O. and Kalayci, B.M. and Karaaslan, U. and Karadag, M. and Kilic, H.T. and Kilicaslan, F. and Kinay, D. and Koc, E.B. and Kocael, O. and Mutlu, R.K. and San, Z. and Nalbant, K. and Okumus, N. and Ozbek, F. and Ozdemir, F.A. and Ozdemir, H. and Ozgur, B.G. and Ozkan, S. and Ozyurt, E.Y. and Polat, B. and Polat, H. and Sekmen, E. and Sertcelik, M. and Sevgen, F.H. and Sevince, O. and Shamkhalova, U. and Suleyman, F. and Simsek, N.E. and Tanir, Y. and Tekden, M. and Temtek, S. and Topal, M. and Topal, Z. and Turk, T. and Ucar, H.N. and Ucar, F. and Uygun, D. and Uzun, N. and Vatansever, Z. and Yazgili, N.G. and Yildiz, D.M. and Yildiz, N. and Ercan, E.S.
DOIAbstract
Aim: To determine the prevalence of affective disorders in Turkey among a representative sample of Turkish population. Methods: This study was conducted as a part of the “The Epidemiology of Childhood Psychopathology in Turkey” (EPICPAT-T) Study, which was designed by the Turkish Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health. The inclusion criterion was being a student between the second and fourth grades in the schools assigned as study centers. The assessment tools used were the K-SADS-PL, and a sociodemographic form that was designed by the authors. Impairment was assessed via a 3 point-Likert type scale independently rated by a parent and a teacher. Results: A total of 5842 participants were included in the analyses. The prevalence ...
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