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child mental health
Epidemiology:
- ADHD (7%)
- behavioral or conduct problems (4%)
- anxiety (3%)
- depression (2%)
- autism spectrum disorders (1%)
- adolescents aged 12-17
- 8% report 14 or more "mentally unhealthy days" in the past month
- 4% report illicit drug use or alcohol abuse in the past year
- suicide rate 10-19 of age: 4.5 per 100,000 persons in 2010
Notes:
- daily texting & media use linked to mental health symptoms in at-risk teens [2]
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References
- Perou R et al for the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mental Health Surveillance Among Children - United States,
2005-2011
MMWR. May 17, 2013 / 62(02);1-35
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/su6202a1.htm
- George MJ et al.
Concurrent and subsequent associations between daily digital
technology use and high-risk adolescents' mental health
symptoms.
Child Dev 2017 May 3
PMID: 28466466