Journal article
Prevalence of childhood mental disorders in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis to inform policymaking
Abstract
QUESTION: Mental disorders typically start in childhood and persist, causing high individual and collective burdens. To inform policymaking to address children's mental health in high-income countries we aimed to identify updated data on disorder prevalence.
METHODS: We identified epidemiological studies reporting mental disorder prevalence in representative samples of children aged 18 years or younger-including a range of disorders and ages …
Authors
Barican JL; Yung D; Schwartz C; Zheng Y; Georgiades K; Waddell C
Journal
BMJ Mental Health, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 36–44
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
February 2022
DOI
10.1136/ebmental-2021-300277
ISSN
1362-0347