Prevalence of mental health problems in schools: poverty and other risk factors among 28 000 adolescents in England

Current mental health provision for children is based on estimates of one in ten children experiencing mental health problems. This study analyses a large-scale community-based dataset of 28 160 adolescents to explore school-based prevalence of mental health problems and characteristics that predict...

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Autores principales: Deighton, Jessica, Lereya, Suzet Tanya, Casey, Polly, Patalay, Praveetha, Humphrey, Neil, Wolpert, Miranda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2019
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7557860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30698513
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2019.19
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Sumario:Current mental health provision for children is based on estimates of one in ten children experiencing mental health problems. This study analyses a large-scale community-based dataset of 28 160 adolescents to explore school-based prevalence of mental health problems and characteristics that predict increased odds of experiencing them. Findings indicate the scale of mental health problems in England is much higher than previous estimates, with two in five young people scoring above thresholds for emotional problems, conduct problems or hyperactivity. Gender, deprivation, child in need status, ethnicity and age were all associated with increased odds of experiencing mental health difficulties.

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