[On the problem of prevalence of psychotic disorders in adolescents]

To analyze indicators of the referral rate for highly specialized inpatient psychiatric care in adolescents with psychotic disorders.

Clinical/dynamic and statistical methods were used to study the data of patients, aged 14-17 years, with psychotic mental disorders according to ICD-10, as well as the indicators of their hospitalization in psychiatric consulting and medical institution during the calendar year.

The analysis of 2017 data shows that 6.3% of hospitalized children and adolescents have a psychotic disorder, the vast majority (82.3%) of whom are adolescents, aged 14-17 years (149 patients, including 79 boys, 70 girls). Of 181 patients referred to the hospital with a diagnosis of a psychotic disorder, the preliminary diagnostic judgment was not confirmed during hospitalization in 30 (16.6%) patients, in the course of therapy in 24 (13.3%) cases. The prevalence of patients with endogenous psychoses (about 80% in the structure of schizophrenic process, schizoaffective, affective pathology), the prevalence of older adolescents, gender relations in psychotic disorders of different nosological nature are revealed.