Prevalência dos transtornos invasivos do desenvolvimento no município de Atibaia: um estudo piloto

• Autor(a) principal: Ribeiro, Sabrina Helena Bandini
• Data de Publicação: 2007
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações do Mackenzie
• Texto Completo: http://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/22592
• topic: prevalência; transtornos invasivos do desenvolvimento; autismo; epidemiologia; prevalence; pervasive developmental disorders; autism; epidemiological studies; CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::PSICOLOGIA

Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) are characterized by impairments in reciprocal social interaction, language, and communication and by the presence of repetitive and stereotypic patterns of behavior and interests. The prevalence of PDD has increased in recent years; currently frequencies are 30 to 60 per 10,000. There are no epidemiological studies of PDD prevalence in developing countries. The aim of this study was to verify the feasibility of our approach and of the protocol for a PDD prevalence study in Atibaia. It also describes the PDD prevalence found. Methods: To develop this pilot study, it was selected one urban neighborhood with 1470 children, ages 7 to 12. All the PDD services, all public schools in this neighborhood and the PSF team were identified and special meetings were organized with lectures and discussions about PDD. 99 children were indicated; 76 suspects cases between 07 to 12 years old children were evaluated. All suspected cases were evaluated based on PDD (ASQ) and mental health (SDQ and SRQ) screenings. Results: A PDD prevalence of 0.88% was found, with ratio of males to female 3:1. Conclusion: This is the first study reporting the prevalence of PDD in Latin American countries. The prevalence rates found was similar with others studies, although up to this moment, only the screening phase was done. It was important to use multiple informant sources.