Abstract

• The author investigated the first 128 hospitalized adolescents in the department of neuropsychiatry. Ewha Womans University Hospital from Jan. 1. 1985 to Dec. 31. 1990 and analyzed the results to obtain the information on the referrals and behaviours leading to admission. Boys were more common than girls. Mean age on admission was l6.28(±1.55) years and the numbers of older than 16 years in age were the most frequent.
  The largest group of referrers was psychiatrists who worked at the psychiatric department of university hospital. In most cases both natural parents were legally responsible for the adolescent. and most of patients lived at home with both natural parents.
  There was a mean of 3.3 behaviours given as the reason for admission and the most common behaviour was mood swings.