Bipolar disorder is a recurrent disorder that affects more than 1% of the world population and
usually has its onset during youth. Its chronic course is associated with high rates of …

Background: Little is known about changes in the prevalence of psychiatric disorders
between childhood and adolescence, and adolescence and adulthood. Methods: We …

Objectives We present the global burden of bipolar disorder based on findings from the
Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (GBD 2013). Methods Data on the epidemiology of …

Widely regarded as the standard clinical reference, this volume provides the best current
knowledge about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, adolescents …

Unipolar depressive disorder in adolescence is common worldwide but often unrecognised.
The incidence, notably in girls, rises sharply after puberty and, by the end of adolescence …

Background Anxiety disorders are associated with adverse psychosocial functioning, and
are predictive of a wide range of psychiatric disorders in adulthood. Objective The present …

We review recent research on the prevalence, causes, and effects of diagnostic comorbidity
among the most common groups of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders; anxiety …

OBJECTIVE: To qualitatively review the literature of the past decade covering the
epidemiology, clinical characteristics, natural course, biology, and other correlates of early …

This review examines the descriptive epidemiology, and risk and protective factors for youth
suicide and suicidal behavior. A model of youth suicidal behavior is articulated, whereby …

Epidemiologic studies show that major depression is comparatively rare among children, but
common among adolescents, with up to a 25% lifetime prevalence by the end of …