Promotion of good mental health, prevention, and early intervention before/at the onset of
mental disorders improve outcomes. However, the range and peak ages at onset for mental …

Background Over the past decade, smartphone use has become widespread amongst
today's children and young people (CYP) which parallels increases in poor mental health in …

Background The literature on the prevalence of mental disorders affecting children and
adolescents has expanded significantly over the last three decades around the world …

OBJECTIVES: To update clinical practice guidelines to assist primary care (PC) clinicians in
the management of adolescent depression. This part of the updated guidelines is used to …

Background Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common
neurodevelopmental disorder in childhood. The psychostimulant methylphenidate is the …

There is considerable evidence that children and adolescents with autistic spectrum
disorders (ASD) are at increased risk of anxiety and anxiety disorders. However, it is less …

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 …

Context Community epidemiological data on the prevalence and correlates of adolescent
mental disorders are needed for policy planning purposes. Only limited data of this sort are …

Background Suicide in children is a pressing public health concern. The increasing number
of deaths by suicide and emergency visits for suicidal ideation and self-harm in children …

This review summarizes findings on the epidemiology and etiology of anxiety disorders
among children and adolescents including separation anxiety disorder, specific phobia …