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Michele Noterdaeme1, Dieter Schlamp, Martin Linder
1Heckscher-Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie München. michele.noterdaeme@heckscher-klinik.de
Abstract:
A slightly modified version of the basic documentation of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Associations is used to record in a standardised way important characteristics of the patients consulting clinics in Munich and Regensburg. The focus of the instrument is on the diagnostic classification of the symptoms according to the multiaxial classification scheme. The data of 5166 patients were analysed for frequency and type of combined psychiatric disorder. The results showed, that more than 60 % of the patients had more than one psychiatric diagnosis. The type of the comorbid disorders are discussed.
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