Background The literature on the prevalence of mental disorders affecting children and
adolescents has expanded significantly over the last three decades around the world …

Aims. Children and adolescents make up almost a quarter of the world's population with
85% living in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Globally, mental (and substance …

Background Child and adolescent mental health problems are common, associated with
wide‐ranging functional impairments, and show substantial continuities into adult life. It is …

Background Children younger than 7 years can develop mental disorders that might
manifest differently than in older children or adolescents. However, little is known about the …

This article provides a review of the magnitude of mental disorders in children and
adolescents from recent community surveys across the world. Although there is substantial …

Background To date, no national‐scale psychiatric epidemiological survey for children and
adolescents has been conducted in China. In order to inform government officials and …

OBJECTIVE: To review recent progress in child and adolescent psychiatric epidemiology in
the area of prevalence and burden. METHOD: The literature published in the past decade …

Objective: Describe objectively the global gaps in policy, data gathering capacity, and
resources to develop and implement services to support child mental health. Methods …

An increasing number of original studies suggest the relevance of assessing mental health;
however, there has been a lack of knowledge about the magnitude of Common Mental …

Background The importance of epidemiological studies lies in recognition of cases that do
not come to treatment settings. The increasing focus on child adolescent mental health in …