10-Year Research Update Review: The Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders: I. Methods and Public Health Burden

Costello, E. Jane; Egger, Helen L.; Angold, Adrian

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“…The referred sample consisted of 115 overweight youngsters (69 girls; 46 boys) admitted for treatment of their overweight with a mean age of 13.76 years (SD = 2.20; range [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. The non-referred sample consisted of 73 overweight children and adolescents (45 girls; 28 boys) with a mean age of 13.74 years (SD = 2.54; range 8-18).…”

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“…However, in research on overweight in youth, structured clinical interviews, currently seen as the Ôgold standard' for the assessment of psychiatric disorders [9], are rarely included. With the M-CIDI, Britz and colleagues [7] obtained lifetime psychiatric diagnoses in 33 out of 47 obese adolescents (15-21 years) referred for overweight treatment.…”

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Psychiatric disorders and symptom severity in referred versus non-referred overweight children and adolescents

Vlierberghe

Braet

Goossens

et al. 2008

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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Background: This study aimed firstly to investigate whether youngsters referred for overweight treatment differ from non-referred overweight youngsters on the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and psychological symptoms. Secondly, the potentially moderating role of age, gender, socio-economic status and degree of overweight in the association of referral status and mental disorder in overweight youth was explored. Methods: Participants were 155 overweight youngsters enrolled in an obesity treatment programme (mean age = 13.76; mean BMI = 33.99) and 73 non-referred overweight youngsters (mean age = 13.74; mean BMI = 27.35). The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-Childhood version and the Child version of the Eating Disorder Examination were administered and participants filled out the Children’s Depression Inventory, the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale and the Youth Self Report. Parents were asked to complete the Child Behavior Checklist. Results: In the referred group 37.50% and in the non-referred group 23.29% of the participants met criteria for at least one mental disorder. In both groups, anxiety disorders were most prominent. Overall, a higher prevalence of mental disorders was found in the referred group. Referred youth displayed significantly more ‘full blown’ eating disorders and binge eating than non-referred youngsters and exhibited a significantly greater severity of self- and parent-reported internalizing symptoms. Referral was also associated with a significantly higher degree of overweight and significantly lower SES. After controlling for these pre-existing differences in degree of overweight and SES, only the greater severity of parent-reported internalizing symptoms in referred youth remained significant. Older age was generally predictive for the presence of mental disorders and in the non-referred group SES was positively associated with psychiatric disorder. Conclusions: A substantial proportion of overweight youngsters suffer from mental disorders. Referral status and age are associated with the presence of psychopathology. However, differences between referred and non-referred youngsters are not as pronounced as expected on the basis of earlier research in the field

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Psychiatric disorders and symptom severity in referred versus non-referred overweight children and adolescents

Vlierberghe

Braet

Goossens

et al. 2008

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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“…Psychiatric disorders with their origin in childhood are considerable contributors to the global burden of diseases [1], and half of all lifetime cases of any psychiatric disorder seem to have their beginning before the age of 15 years [2].…”

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The prevalence of SDQ-measured mental health problems at age 5–7 years and identification of predictors from birth to preschool age in a Danish birth cohort: The Copenhagen Child Cohort 2000

Elberling

Linneberg

Olsen

et al. 2010

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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The objective of the study is to investigate the prevalence, distribution and predictors of mental health problems in 5–7-year-old Danish children in the general population. This study is a 5–7-year follow-up study of a birth cohort of 6,090 children, the Copenhagen Child Cohort 2000. The extended version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was answered by parents and pre-school teachers. Data from Danish national registers included perinatal data, socioeconomic data and data on child mental illness diagnosed at hospital in preschool age. Register data from the first year of life was obtained from 99.7% of the children in the cohort. Of 5,898 eligible children, 3,501 participated in the SDQ assessment (59%). The overall estimated 6-month prevalence of mental health problems was 4.8% (95% CI 4.1–5.6). Conduct problems were found in 3.0% (95% CI 2.4–3.6), problems of hyperactivity/inattention in 0.7% (95% CI 0.4–1.0) and emotional problems in 1.5% (95% CI 1.1–1.9). Boys showed a higher risk of having mental health problems as compared to girls: risk ratio 2.0 (95% CI 1.5–2.8). Several markers of socioeconomic disadvantages were associated with mental health problems at 5–7 years of age. In conclusion, the 6-month prevalence of SDQ-measured mental health problems was relatively low in Danish children when compared with findings from several European countries, but was in line with findings from other studies in Nordic countries. The lower prevalence might reflect differences in psychosocial risk load and environmental stress given the social and cultural context

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“…An important concern is the duration of untreated illness which has been increasingly considered as a predictor of worse outcome across different psychiatric disorders [6]. Therefore, an early detection and adequate intervention are crucial to reduce overall burden and disability associated with neuropsychiatric disorders [7]. One important reason for the duration of untreated illness is that more than a third of patients with a psychiatric disorder do not or only with delay seek help from a mental health professional [8].…”

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“…These mainly non-mental health professionals need screening instruments to detect whether or not a child is in need for a general psychiatric evaluation (caseness) and, in the event that a specific psychiatric disorder is assumed, screeners for a particular disorder (e.g., ADHD, psychosis). Furthermore, even mental health professionals are in need for screens, if specialized, elaborate/sophisticated and/or time-consuming assessments are considered, e.g., for psychosis risk or autism [7,9,10].…”

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Screening instruments in child and adolescent psychiatry: general and methodological considerations

Michel

Schultze‐Lutter

Schimmelmann

2014

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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10-Year Research Update Review: The Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders: I. Methods and Public Health Burden

Cited by 940 publications

References 130 publications

Psychiatric disorders and symptom severity in referred versus non-referred overweight children and adolescents

Psychiatric disorders and symptom severity in referred versus non-referred overweight children and adolescents

The prevalence of SDQ-measured mental health problems at age 5–7 years and identification of predictors from birth to preschool age in a Danish birth cohort: The Copenhagen Child Cohort 2000

Screening instruments in child and adolescent psychiatry: general and methodological considerations

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