The prevalence of psychiatric disorders among students aged 6~ 16 years old in central Hunan, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Though several epidemiological surveys of psychiatric disorders have been carried out in China, only a few of them are concerned about the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in central Hunan and reveal the distribution of common psychiatric disorders and their comorbidities.

Methods

Achenbach's Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents (MINI-KID), and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) were administered to a stratified sample of 17,071 participants aged 6 to 16 years old from two cities in the central part of Hunan province. Twelve-month prevalence rates were calculated.

Results

Twelve-month prevalence of the population was 9.74%. The most common

SUBMITTER: Shen YM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6064142 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature