title: Prevalence of mental disorders in 6-16-year-old students in Sichuan province, China.
abstract: To investigate the point prevalence of mental disorders in school students, multistage cluster stratified random sampling and two-phase survey methods were used to identify 40 primary and middle schools. The students were screened using the Chinese version of the Child Behavior Checklist and diagnosed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview. The prevalence of behavioral problems was 19.13%. The prevalence of behavioral problems significantly differed by sex, age, city of residence, and caretaker. The six-month prevalence of any mental disorder was 15.24% (95% CI: 15.49%-16.97%). Psychiatric disorders were more prevalent in boys (17.33%) relative to girls (13.11%; p < 0.01). The prevalence of mental disorders significantly differed by community and caretaker, and 36.46% of students exhibited comorbidity. Results demonstrated important mental health issues, with a high incidence of comorbidities, in this population. Students' mental health requires increased attention, particularly in poverty-stricken areas and left-behind children and adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China. quyuan20030966@163.com.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China. Jianghongyun2015@163.com.
authors.forename: Hongyun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China. zhangni20030966@163.com.
authors.forename: Ni
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China. dahai_youwen@163.com.
authors.forename: Dahai
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China. guolanting@sina.com.
authors.forename: Lanting
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008603:Mental Health; D015995:Prevalence; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012574:Schools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: China; adolescents; children; epidemiological; mental disorder; prevalence; students