Chapter 23. The Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders

  1. Ming T. Tsuang3,4,
  2. Mauricio Tohen5,6
  1. Stephen L. Buka1,
  2. Michael Monuteaux2,
  3. Felton Earlsi2

Published Online: 22 APR 2003

DOI: 10.1002/0471234311.ch23

Book Title

Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second Edition

Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second Edition

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How to Cite

Buka, S. L., Monuteaux, M. and Earlsi, F. (2003) The Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders, in Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology, Second Edition (eds M. T. Tsuang and M. Tohen), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471234311.ch23

Editor Information

  1. 3

    Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA

  2. 4

    Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA

  3. 5

    Lilly Research Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN, USA

  4. 6

    Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02184, USA

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Maternal and Child Health and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA

  2. 2

    Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 22 APR 2003
  2. Published Print: 23 AUG 2002

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471409748

Online ISBN: 9780471234319

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Keywords:

  • epidemiology of child mental disorders;
  • epidemiology of adolescent mental disorders;
  • classification;
  • measurement;
  • population-based studies;
  • risk factors

Summary

This chapter is designed to provide an introduction to and overview of some of the major developments in the epidemiologic study of child and adolescent mental disorders of the past twenty years. The authors summarize several of the current measures available for use with community samples, major community studies of the past decade, resulting information on the prevalence of and risk factors for child and adolescent disorders, and some concluding observations on future directions.

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