Trends in comorbid physical and mental health conditions in children from 1999 to 2017 in England.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Children with long-term physical health conditions (pLTCs) are at increased risk of mental health conditions but less is known about time trends in the mental health of this group of children.

Methods

We used data from three comparable, population-based surveys of children conducted in 1999, 2004, and 2017. We examined whether the proportion of children aged 5-15 years old with comorbid mental health conditions (measured using the multi-informant Development and Well-being Assessment tool) and pLTCs (measured using parental report) in England increased from 1999 to 2017 using linear regression analysis.

Results

Our analysis used data from 8662 (1999), 6401 (2004) and 6219 (2017) children, respectively. The proportion of children with comorbid pLTCs and ps

SUBMITTER: Panagi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9685012 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature