Annual Research Review: A meta‐analysis of the worldwide prevalence of mental disorders in children and adolescents

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Authors

Guilherme V. Polanczyk · National Council for Scientific and Technological Development

Giovanni Abrahão Salum · National Council for Scientific and Technological Development

Luisa Sugaya · Universidade de São Paulo

Arthur Caye · Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Luís Augusto Rohde · Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Abstract

Our findings suggest that mental disorders affect a significant number of children and adolescents worldwide. The pooled prevalence estimates and the identification of sources of heterogeneity have important implications to service, training, and research planning around the world.

Topics & Keywords

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volume 56, Issue 3, pp. 345-365

DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12381

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