Comorbidity in mentally retarded children

There is a lacuna of studies on co morbidity in children with MR in Indian context. Present study is taken as a cross sectional study of 100 children under 12 year of age with MR coming to the OPD and diagnosis was made as per DSM IV TR after taking the consent from their parents. IQ assessment was done by clinical psychologist and co morbidity with MR was assessed by clinical interview as per DSM IV TR. Clinical Interview was followed by psychiatric and physical examination findings and diagnostic conclusion. Data was analyzed using med calc- version 11.1.0.0 and appropriate tests were prepared to analyze the data of 72% subjects with co-morbidity 54% were having medical co morbidity 10% were having both psychologist co-morbidity was found more significant in mild and moderate MR. while medical co-morbidity was more in severe MR. Epilepsy was the most conman co-morbidity found in the subjects. Unspecified behavioral disturbance were the most common psychiatric co-morbidity found followed by ADHD and Autism.