541) Communication and Psychiatric problems in Preschool Children.
Author: Puyasil V.
Year: 2000
Source: Bulletin of the Department of Medical Services, Vol. 25, No. 5, May 2000, Page 162-167.
Retrospective study was done in 100 preschool children (age 6 years old) who received evaluate and treatment at Department of Child Psychiatry, Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health from 1996-1999. About twenty six percent of new psychiatric patients under 6 years of age had communication problems. Seventy six percent of these children met the criteria of Autistic Disorder, Mental Retardation and Selective Mutism in 54, 21 and 1 percent, respectively. Phonological disorder was found a...