Social inequality in mental disorder diagnoses and psychotropic medication use among 15-year-old adolescents in Denmark from 2002-2022.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim of this study is to examine if the social inequality in adolescent mental health has changed in the past decades (2002-2022) by studying the associations between socioeconomic status (SES) and mental health measures in 15-year-old adolescents.

Methods

This study is a register-based study consisting of seven cross-sectional analyses of associations between adolescents' SES, defined as family income and parents' educational level, and mental health, defined as mental disorder diagnosis and medication use. The population consists of all registered residents in Denmark who turned 15 years in the years 2002-2022. All data was obtained from Danish population-based registers. The prevalence of mental health measures was calculated, and the associations between SES a

SUBMITTER: Sorensen CLB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12855378 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature