[Prevalence and follow-up of psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence. Results of a prospective epidemiologic longitudinal study from ages 8-18 years].
In a prospective longitudinal epidemiological study with assessments at age 8, 13 and 18 the prevalence rate for psychiatric disorders remained constant at about 16%. The sex ratio for severe disorders was male dominated even in adolescence, which was a consequence of the high rate of unsocialized disturbances of conduct in boys. Persistence of psychiatric disorders between age 13 and 18 was about 50%, as had previously been the case between age 8 and 13. One child in four suffered from a psychiatric disorder for at least 10 years. In childhood, conduct disorders had a very poor prognosis and emotional disorders a very good one. In adolescence, the course of disorders depended on an interaction between diagnosis and gender. Boys with unsocialized disturbances and girls with emotional problems had a poor prognosis.
Esser
G
G
Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrische Klinik, Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Mannheim.
Schmidt
M H
MH
Blanz
B
B
Fätkenheuer
B
B
Fritz
A
A
Koppe
T
T
Laucht
M
M
Rensch
B
B
Rothenberger
W
W
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors
Prävalenz und Verlauf psychischer Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter. Ergebnisse einer prospektiven epidemiologischen Längsschnittstudie von 8-18 Jahren.