Mental disorders among children are described as" serious deviations from expected
cognitive, social, and emotional development"(US Department of Health and Human …

Mental health encompasses a range of mental, emotional, social, and behavioral functioning
and occurs along a continuum from good to poor. Previous research has documented that …

An expanding literature base indicates the incidence and prevalence of
emotional/behavioral problems in young children is increasing. The US Department of …

OBJECTIVE: This article presents the 12-month prevalence estimates of specific mental
disorders, their social and demographic correlates, and service use patterns in children and …

OBJECTIVE: To present estimates of the lifetime prevalence of DSM-IV mental disorders
with and without severe impairment, their comorbidity across broad classes of disorder, and …

Importance Knowledge about the epidemiology of mental disorders in children and
adolescents is essential for research and planning of health services. Surveys can provide …

This article provides a review of the magnitude of mental disorders in children and
adolescents from recent community surveys across the world. Although there is substantial …

Objective: Describe objectively the global gaps in policy, data gathering capacity, and
resources to develop and implement services to support child mental health. Methods …

Aims. Children and adolescents make up almost a quarter of the world's population with
85% living in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Globally, mental (and substance …

Mental illnesses account for a larger proportion of disability in developed countries than any
other group of illnesses, including cancer and heart disease. In 2004, an estimated 25% of …