title: [Prevalence and socio-demographic factors].
abstract: From the results of 25 epidemiological studies, most of which were Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavial, the socio-demographic profile of children and teenagers having problems is evaluated and compared to that of French patients seeking treatment. It appears that most of the socio-demographic variables are discriminatory in child psychiatry but not in a regular way for the prevalence of it and for undertaking treatment. But, to go from observing a covariation between a socio-demographic trait and a state of mental health to identifying a risk factor requires specifying the nature and the meaning of the relationship and trying to understand the mechanisms involved.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chevallier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D015982:Bias; D002648:Child; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005006:Ethnicity; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class
vernacular_title: Prévalence et facteurs sociodémographiques.