An Epidemiological Study of Disorders in Late Childhood and Adolescence—I. Age‐ and Gender‐Specific Prevalence
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Developmental aspects of psychiatric disorders may be inferred from patterns of age differences in prevalence. Age-specific prevalences are provided for nine disorders in a general population sample of ages 10-20. Age and gender patterns for several disorders suggest developmental stage-associated risks. These include oppositional disorder in both genders and conduct disorder and major depression in girls. Major depression shows a pattern suggestive of a role for the onset of puberty. The prevalence of one or more disorders did not differ by age or gender. However, the pattern of specific diagnoses varied greatly by both age and gender.
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The prevalence of anxiety disorders such as GAD varies significantly over childhood and adolescence depending upon age and gender.
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- Authors
- Cohen, P., Cohen, J., Kasen, S., Velez, C. N., Hartmark, C., Johnson, J., Rojas, M., Brook, J., & Streuning, E. L.
- Affiliations
- New York State Psychiatric Institute (US)
- New York University (US)
- Columbia University (US)
- New York Medical College (US)
- Corresponding author
- Cohen, Patricia
- Venue
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1993-09
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 851-867
- ISSN
- 0021-9630 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-7610
- OpenAlex
- W2049863677
- Cited by
- 957
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 9.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH MH 36971, R01MH036971, NIMH MH30906)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA003188, NIDA DA 03188)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Keywords
- mental illness, late childhood, adolescence, prevalence, age differences, gender differences, oppositional disorder, conduct disorder, major depressive disorder, puberty, developmental risk, diagnosis patterns
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Anxiety Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Child Behavior Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depressive Disorder, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, New York, Rural Population, Urban Population, Incidence, Substance-Related Disorders
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