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Table 2 Distribution of commonly treated mental disorders among adolescents in 2015 in Kintampo North and South Districts (N = 285)

From: Situational analysis of service provision for adolescents with mental and neurological disorders in in two districts of Ghana

Combined diagnoses

Total

Female n (%)

Male n (%)

Epilepsy

193

87 (68)

106 (68)

Enuresis

39

17 (13)

22 (14)

Anxiety

19

11 (9)

8 (5)

Migraine

7

3 (2)

4 (3)

Acute psychosis

3

0 (0)

3 (2)

Psychosis

8

2 (2)

6 (4)

Seizure unspecified

7

5 (4)

2 (1)

Enuresis nocturnal

2

0 (0)

2 (1)

Schizoaffective disorder

3

1 (1)

2 (1)

Substance abuse

2

1 (1)

1 (1)

Bipolar disorder

1

1 (1)

0 (0)

ADHD

1

0 (0)

1 (1)

Total

285

128 (100%)

157 (100)