Table 1 Descriptive statistics (n = 862)
From: Low mood in a sample of 5–12 year-old child psychiatric patients: a cross-sectional study
Diagnosis, n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years, mean (SD) | 9.1 (2.0) | ODD/CD | 224 (26.0) |
Range | 5–12 | Hyperkinetic disorder | 152 (17.6) |
Interquartile range | 4 | Other emotional diagnoses | 136 (15.8) |
Preschool age, n (%) | 105 (12.2) | Anxiety disorder | 114 (13.2) |
School age, n (%) | 757 (87.8) | Depression | 99 (11.5) |
Girls, n (%) | 313 (36.3) | Learning disability | 70 (8.1) |
Boys, n (%) | 549 (63.7) | Post-traumatic disorder | 61 (7.1) |
Autism spectrum disorder | 57 (6.6) | ||
CGAS on arrival (n = 849) | Somatic diagnosis | 31 (3.6) | |
Mean (SD) | 53.2 (8.1) | Obsessive compulsive disorder | 23 (2.7) |
Median | 52.0 | Eating disorder | 23 (2.7) |
Range | 21–92 | Sleeping problem diagnosis | 21 (2.4) |
Interquartile range | 12 | Other diagnosis | 115 (13.3) |
The proportions of SDQ scores | Normal, n (%) | Borderline, n (%) | Abnormal, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Total difficulties score | 306 (35.5) | 138 (16.0) | 418 (48.5) |
Emotional problems score | 380 (44.1) | 113 (13.1) | 369 (42.8) |
Conduct problems score | 300 (34.8) | 137 (15.9) | 425 (49.3) |
Hyperactivity score | 471 (54.6) | 75 (8.7) | 316 (36.7) |
Peer problems score | 362 (42.0) | 145 (16.8) | 355 (41.2) |
Prosocial score | 547 (63.5) | 130 (15.1) | 185 (21.5) |
The proportions of scores on emotional problems subscale | Not true, n (%) | Somewhat true, n (%) | Certainly true, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Often complains of headaches, stomach-aches or sickness | 364 (42.2) | 317 (36.8) | 174 (20.2) |
Many worries, often seems worried | 282 (32.7) | 376 (43.6) | 202 (23.4) |
Often unhappy, down-hearted or tearful | 350 (40.6) | 364 (42.2) | 148 (17.2) |
Nervous or clingy in new situations, easily loses confidence | 310 (36.0) | 327 (37.9) | 221 (25.6) |
Many fears, easily scared | 377 (43.7) | 330 (38.3) | 153 (17.7) |