Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders among Children and Adolescents in Northeast China

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Authors

Xiaoli Yang · Shenyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Chao Jiang · Dalian Medical University

Pan Wen · Shenyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Wenming Xu

Liang Fang · Dalian Municipal Central Hospital

Ning Li · Shenyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Huijuan Mu · Shenyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Abstract

Approximately one in ten Chinese school children has psychiatric disorders involving a level of distress or social impairment likely to warrant treatment. Prevention, early identification and treatment of these disorders are urgently needed and pose a serious challenge in China.

Topics & Keywords

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Early Childhood Education and Development

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 9, Issue 10, pp. e111223-e111223

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111223

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