Stability of mental disorder prevalence estimates among school-aged children and adolescents: findings from the community-based project to learn about youth-mental health (PLAY-MH) and replication-PLAY-MH (Re-PLAY-MH), 2014-2017.
Ann Epidemiol
; 72: 82-90, 2022 08.
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PURPOSE: This study evaluated the stability over time of prevalence estimates of mental disorders among school-aged children from the same community. METHODS: We compared screening status and weighted prevalence of selected mental disorders from the two-stage school-based South Carolina Project to Learn About Youth-Mental Health (Time 1) and its replication study (Time 2) conducted between 2014 and 2017. During stage 1, two teacher screeners were used to group students into high or low risk for a mental disorder. During stage 2, parents of selected students completed a structured diagnostic interview to assess whether their child met criteria for specific disorders. RESULTS: For stage 1, 19.9% of students screened as high risk for a mental disorder at Time 2 compared to 17.8% at Time 1. Among students included at both timepoints, 9.1% screened as high risk at both timepoints while screening status changed for 20.7%. The overall prevalence of included mental disorders was approximately 18% at both time points There were no differences (P-values >.05) in prevalence of individual mental disorders between Time 1 (range:0.3%-6.7%) and Time 2 (range:1.2%-7.7%). CONCLUSIONS: Study findings demonstrate that similar methodology yielded similar prevalence estimates of mental disorders and can inform community-level planning for improving mental health in children.
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Assunto principal:
Saúde Mental
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Transtornos Mentais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
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En
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Ann Epidemiol
Assunto da revista:
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article