Patterns of Mental Disorders in a Large Child Psychiatric Sample (N = 65,363): A DREAMS Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To provide a comprehensive overview of the prevalence and comorbidity patterns of mental disorders in a large child and adolescent psychiatry sample.

Method

Data on DSM diagnoses were retrieved from medical records of children (0.5-18 years old) who received care at a DREAMS center between 2015 and 2019. DREAMS is a consortium of 4 academic centers for child and adolescent psychiatry in the Netherlands that provide both outpatient and inpatient care. Diagnoses were assigned in regular clinical practice.

Results

Between 2015 and 2019, 65,363 children received care at a DREAMS center (mean [SD] age at admission = 10.8 [4.1] years; 60.7% male). Of these children, 46,762 (71.5%) had a registered DSM disorder. The most prevalent primary diagnoses we

SUBMITTER: van der Mheen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12684454 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature