Psychiatric disorders and learning disorders, issues highlights of the 26th day of ambulatory Pediatrics of USP Dexeus.

– 20% Of the adolescent population presents some mental disorder and only one-fifth is correctly diagnosed ”

– 30% of Spanish students fail in their studies and a learning disorder present 15% ”

Barcelona, February 2012.- youth psychiatric disorders and disorders of learning in the adolescent population will be the topics highlighted at the twenty-sixth day ambulatory Pediatrics of USP Dexeus, an event that tomorrow will bring together more than 200 pediatricians, nurses, family physicians and other specialists in child health interested in the latest advances in this field.

One of the important conferences of the day will be that will impart the DRA. Silvina Guijarro, child psychiatrist in the Department of Pediatrics of USP Dexeus, on the every day in mental health: predictive alert the child signals of psychiatric pathology in the adult ”. According to points the DRA. Pebble: currently up to 20% of the children population presents some developmental disorder, behavioral disorder, affective disorder, anxiety or psychosis throughout its development, and only one-fifth is correctly diagnosed and treated ”.

In addition, nearly 50% of chronic mental diseases in the general population were initiated in adolescence. In fact, today we know that 30% of cases of bipolar disorder begin before the adult stage. In the case of children depression, 10% of the cases tend to the chronicity and 45% of depressed teenagers will develop a new episode between 20-24 years of age, mainly those cases which have been duly undetected or treated. That is why detection and early intervention of mental disorders at an early age is important.

We also know that the presence of an anxiety disorder not treated in childhood increases between two and four times the risk of presenting a major depressive disorder in adult stage. In the case of ADHD (attention hyperactivity deficit disorder), 40% cases persist with the symptoms in adulthood and the disorder is associated with a high risk of problems of consumption of substances and anti-social behaviors during adolescence and adult stage.

For this reason you can see that mental disorders are common in childhood and adolescence. Moreover, they are disorders that usually persist in the adult stage or are risk factors of other mental illnesses in that age. The absence of a correct diagnosis and treatment worsens both short-term and medium-term developments and treatment not only of the disorder itself but also of the individual and his family ”.

For its part, children’s clinical psychologist of USP Dexeus, Virginia Trèmols, will deliver the lecture practical aspects that the pediatrician should know: ADHD, dyslexia, high and low intellectual capacities ”. According to the expert in cognitive neuroscience: ” the European Commission has warned about the high rate of school failure in Spain. around 30 per cent of students fail in their studies and leaves them. Of these students that fail to make adequate progress, around 15%, it presents a learning disorder. From cognitive neuroscience confirms us that learning disorders have a neurobiological basis. It is possible to know and identify the symptoms that will make us suspect if a student presents a disorder of learning. ”

Dra Trémols Conference aims to provide the pediatrician tools to detect early symptoms of pediatric patient can do suspect present a learning disorder, such as dyslexia, a disorder of behavior with negative impact on learning, as disorder attention deficit with hyperactivity (ADHD), intellectual performance below or above the average.

The pediatrician, for its proximity to the patient and the regular and comprehensive health care, has a key role in the early detection of the difficulties which may occur a pupil and, therefore, a privileged role to offer necessary assistance to the student and his family and promote good development and learning.

Program of the day and more information here.

On USP Dexeus

USP Dexeus University Institute is a general hospital which provides medical and surgical care of first level in all specialties. It has a solid team of more than 400 doctors and incorporates the latest technological and functional own more leading medical centres.

Center of reference in many of their specialties, USP Dexeus was one of the first private universities in Spain. Currently, it has taken hold as a profoundly human hospital, oriented to the development of medicine, research and undergraduate and postgraduate training.

About USP hospital

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Madrid, USP hospital is the first hospital private group in the Spanish market. Currently, USP hospital boasts a network of 12 hospitals, 23 health centres and 4,000 doctors annually serving more than two million patients. In 2010 the company recorded 331.494 clinical stays, 118.931 surgical interventions, 11.202 births and 424.511 er.

USP hospital is a private, integrated network and global healthcare services which includes has established itself as a market leader in the provision of health services, under the umbrella of an own and recognized brand that offers an alternative to high-quality health services, technology tip and rigorous professional ethics.