title: Psychiatric disorders in pediatric primary care. Prevalence and risk factors.
abstract: Children aged 7 to 11 years visiting their primary care pediatrician for a wide range of reasons were studied to determine the one-year prevalence of DSM-III disorders and the risk factors associated with them. Parents completing the Child Behavior Checklist about their children identified problems that placed 24.7% of 789 children in the clinical range. Detailed psychiatric interviews with 300 parents and children, using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, yielded a one-year weighted prevalence of one or more DSM-III disorders of 22.0% +/- 3.4%, combining diagnoses based on either the child or the parent interview.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Costello
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Costello
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Edelbrock
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Dulcan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brent
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Janiszewski
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010372:Pediatrics; D010414:Pennsylvania; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors