Psychiatric Disorders in Norwegian 8- to 10-Year-Olds
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Objective The Bergen Child Study is a longitudinal study of child mental health from the city of Bergen, Norway. We present methods and results from the first wave of the study, focusing on prevalence of disorders, associations with risk factors, and the use of services.Method The target population included all 9,430 children attending grades 2 to 4 in Bergen schools during the academic year 2002/2003. The main screening instrument was the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, whereas diagnoses were based on the Development and Well-Being Assessment. Information about child and family risk factors and service use was also obtained in this second stage.Results In the first phase, the teacher Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire was obtained for 9,155 (97%) of the target children and the matching parent Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for 6,297 (67%); 1,011 children (11%) were assessed with the Development and Well-Being Assessment in the second phase. The weighted prevalence for any DSM-IV psychiatric disorder was 7.0% (95% confidence interval 5.6%-8.5%). Disorders were associated with age, gender, learning difficulties, family type, and poverty. Although 75% of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder had been in contact with specialist mental health services, this was true for only 13% of those with pure emotional disorders.Conclusions The overall prevalence of psychiatric disorders in children is relatively low in this Norwegian sample, when assessed with the Development and Well-Being Assessment. Children with emotional disorders have limited access to specialist services.
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- Authors
- HEIERVANG, E., STORMARK, K. M., LUNDERVOLD, A. J., HEIMANN, M., GOODMAN, R., POSSERUD, M.-B., ULLEBØ, A. K., PLESSEN, K. J., BJELLAND, I., LIE, S. A., & GILLBERG, C.
- Affiliations
- Linköping University (SE)
- Corresponding author
- HEIERVANG, EINAR
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2007-04
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 438-447
- ISSN
- 0890-8567 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W109318274
- Cited by
- 392
- References
- 28
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- FWCI
- 25.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
- Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Keywords
- child psychopathology, prevalence, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, emotional disorders, risk factors, learning difficulties, family structure, poverty, access to mental health care, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, Development and Well-Being Assessment
- MeSH terms
- Mental Disorders, Child, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Mental Health Services, Norway, Risk Factors, Prevalence
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