Journal of International Psychiatry

〇bjective To research the left_behind children in the psychiatry ward by the epidemiologic re_search and analyze the main causes of child mental illness. Method The proportion of left-behind children were compared and the main disease diagnosis and the starting age were analyzed retrospectively by the data of 207 juven- ile inpatients discharge records. The juvenile inpatients diagnosis according to the Intemational Statistical Classifica- tion of Diseases and RelaLed Health Problems, Tenth Revision( ICD-10) RelaLed Health Problems, Tenth Revi- sion( ICD-10). Result The proportion of left-behind children patients were51.2% (106 cases in all hospital- ized) , and the un-left-behind children were48. 8%. In all sorts of diagnosis, the most common was schizophrenia, and mood disorder and emotional disorder were followed. Nearly70% were left_behind children, and30% were un_ left-behind children in childrens emotional disorder. Mean while, the proportion of between schizophrenia and mood disorders close tot : 1.The proportion of male(64.2%) was significantly greater than female(35.8%) in the group of Left-behind children. However, the proportion of the rural balance non-rural was51. 9% and48. 1%. The proportion of parents working outside was57.5%, while fathers working outside was34%. The most proportion of first age wast4_year_old among left_behind children, followed by15 and 16. Conclusion This study shows that the proportion of left-behind childrens mental illness tends to increase. The proportion of city left-behind children is sig- nificant growing. Lack of parents psychology and life care could be the main factors of the disease among left-behind children.

Left-behind children; Emotional disorder; Morbidity