Prevalence and Development of Psychiatric Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence

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Authors

E. Jane Costello · Duke University

Sarah Mustillo · Duke University

Alaattin Erkanli · Duke University

Gordon Keeler · Duke University

Adrian Angold · Duke University

Abstract

The risk of having at least 1 psychiatric disorder by age 16 years is much higher than point estimates would suggest. Concurrent comorbidity and homotypic and heterotypic continuity are more marked in girls than in boys.

Topics & Keywords

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Bipolar Disorder and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of General Psychiatry

Volume 60, Issue 8, pp. 837-837

DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.8.837

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