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Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Norwegian 10-14-year-olds: Results from a cross-sectional study

Youth mental health problems is the leading cause of disability worldwide and a major public health concern. Prevalence rates are needed for planning preventive interventions and health care services. We here report Norwegian prevalence estimates for youth mental disorders based on findings from the...

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Autores principales: Bøe, Tormod, Heiervang, Einar Røshol, Stormark, Kjell Morten, Lundervold, Astri J., Hysing, Mari
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Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7978367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33740026
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248864
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author Bøe, Tormod
Heiervang, Einar Røshol
Stormark, Kjell Morten
Lundervold, Astri J.
Hysing, Mari
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Heiervang, Einar Røshol
Stormark, Kjell Morten
Lundervold, Astri J.
Hysing, Mari
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description Youth mental health problems is the leading cause of disability worldwide and a major public health concern. Prevalence rates are needed for planning preventive interventions and health care services. We here report Norwegian prevalence estimates for youth mental disorders based on findings from the Bergen Child Study cohort. A web-based psychiatric interview; the Development and Well-Being Assessment, was completed by parents and teachers of 2,043 10-14-year-olds from the city of Bergen, Norway. Post-stratification weights were used to account for selective participation related to parental educational in the estimation of prevalence rates. Prevalence rates are presented for the whole sample and stratified by gender and age. The overall population weighted estimate suggests that 6.93% (95% CI 5.06–9.41) of the children met DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for one or more psychiatric disorders. There were no robust indications of age- or gender-related differences in the prevalence. 11.4% of the children fulfilled criteria for more than one diagnosis. The most common comorbid conditions were ADHD and disruptive disorders. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders was relatively low among Norwegian 10-14-year-olds, compared to published worldwide prevalence estimates. This is in line with estimates from prior studies from the Nordic countries. These findings raise important questions about the origins of different prevalence rates for psychiatric disorders between societies. The findings also illustrate the importance of locally driven epidemiological studies for planning preventative efforts and appropriately scaling mental health services to meet the need of the population.
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spelling pubmed-79783672021-03-30 Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Norwegian 10-14-year-olds: Results from a cross-sectional study Bøe, Tormod Heiervang, Einar Røshol Stormark, Kjell Morten Lundervold, Astri J. Hysing, Mari PLoS One Research Article Youth mental health problems is the leading cause of disability worldwide and a major public health concern. Prevalence rates are needed for planning preventive interventions and health care services. We here report Norwegian prevalence estimates for youth mental disorders based on findings from the Bergen Child Study cohort. A web-based psychiatric interview; the Development and Well-Being Assessment, was completed by parents and teachers of 2,043 10-14-year-olds from the city of Bergen, Norway. Post-stratification weights were used to account for selective participation related to parental educational in the estimation of prevalence rates. Prevalence rates are presented for the whole sample and stratified by gender and age. The overall population weighted estimate suggests that 6.93% (95% CI 5.06–9.41) of the children met DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for one or more psychiatric disorders. There were no robust indications of age- or gender-related differences in the prevalence. 11.4% of the children fulfilled criteria for more than one diagnosis. The most common comorbid conditions were ADHD and disruptive disorders. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders was relatively low among Norwegian 10-14-year-olds, compared to published worldwide prevalence estimates. This is in line with estimates from prior studies from the Nordic countries. These findings raise important questions about the origins of different prevalence rates for psychiatric disorders between societies. The findings also illustrate the importance of locally driven epidemiological studies for planning preventative efforts and appropriately scaling mental health services to meet the need of the population. Public Library of Science 2021-03-19 /pmc/articles/PMC7978367/ /pubmed/33740026 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248864 Text en © 2021 Bøe et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Lundervold, Astri J.
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Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Norwegian 10-14-year-olds: Results from a cross-sectional study
title Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Norwegian 10-14-year-olds: Results from a cross-sectional study
title_full Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Norwegian 10-14-year-olds: Results from a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Norwegian 10-14-year-olds: Results from a cross-sectional study
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title_short Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Norwegian 10-14-year-olds: Results from a cross-sectional study
title_sort prevalence of psychiatric disorders in norwegian 10-14-year-olds: results from a cross-sectional study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7978367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33740026
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248864
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