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

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · 2015 · Vol. 56(3) · pp. 345–365

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)

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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.

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMeta-analysisPrevalence of mental disordersPsychiatryPrevalencePopulationAnxietyClinical psychologyPsychologyRepresentativeness heuristicNational Comorbidity Survey

MeSH terms

AdolescentMental DisordersChildCross-Cultural ComparisonHumansPrevalenceInternationality

Funding

Curtin University of Technology
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul

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3,869

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211.05

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115

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