Background. This is the first study to examine variation across cohorts in lifetime risk of DSM-
IV mental disorders in metropolitan China. Method. Face-to-face household interviews of …

Importance Understanding the epidemiologic profile of the life course of mental disorders is
fundamental for research and planning for health care. Although previous studies have used …

Question Mental disorders typically start in childhood and persist, causing high individual
and collective burdens. To inform policymaking to address children's mental health in high …

Objective Ages of onset of psychiatric disorders, as well as the link between early onset and
later psychosocial functioning, were examined in a community population of older …

Half of mental disorders have their first onset before adulthood when the presence of a
disorder may be particularly disruptive to developmental milestones. Retrospective …

Importance Early-life mental health is known to be associated with socioeconomic adversity
and psychological distress in adulthood, but less is known about potential associations with …

Background There is evidence that mental health problems are increasing and substance
use behaviours are decreasing. This paper aimed to investigate recent trends in mental ill …

Background: Given the early age of onset (AOO) of psychotic disorders, it has been
assumed that psychotic experiences (PEs) would have a similar early AOO. The aims of this …

Background Mental disorders often have onset early in life, contribute substantially to the
global disease burden, and may interfere with young people's ability to complete age …

AimsThe second Singapore Mental Health Study (SMHS)–a nationwide, cross-sectional,
epidemiological survey-was initiated in 2016 with the intent of tracking the state of mental …