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 …

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may affect all aspects of a child's life. Indeed,
it impacts not only on the child, but also on parents and siblings, causing disturbances to …

Background Depression is common and frequently affects mothers and fathers of young
children. Postnatal depression in mothers affects the quality of maternal care, and can lead …

Background: Literacy difficulties show high levels of comorbidity with both disruptive and
emotional disorders, but questions remain over the nature and specificity of these links …

This paper reviews the literature on the relationship between parenting stress and children
with externalizing behavior. Following an introduction to parenting stress and externalizing …

Mental health problems are the leading health problems that Canadian children currently
face after infancy. At any given time, 14% of children aged 4 to 17 years (over 800 000 in …

As wider access to higher education becomes a top priority for governments in the UK and
around the world, this ground-breaking piece of work raises the challenging questions that …

Background No previous epidemiological studies of child mental health have been
conducted in Bangladesh, partly due to lack of suitable measures. Methods A Bangla …

Background The fall of communism and subsequent economic crises have been followed by
major social and health problems. High rates of child mental health problems are frequently …

Few well‐controlled studies have identified psychosocial profiles of families of boys with
ADHD and boys with emotional disorders compared with normal controls. However, the …