child mental health
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Epidemiology
- ADHD (7%)
- behavioral or conduct problems (4%)
- anxiety (3%)
- depression (2%)
- autism spectrum disorders (1%)
- adolescents aged 12-17
- 8% report 14 or more "mentally unhealthy days" in the past month
- 4% report illicit drug use or alcohol abuse in the past year
- suicide rate 10-19 of age: 4.5 per 100,000 persons in 2010
Notes
- daily texting & media use linked to mental health symptoms in at-risk teens[2]
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References
- ↑ Perou R et al for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mental Health Surveillance Among Children - United States, 2005-2011 MMWR. May 17, 2013 / 62(02);1-35 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/su6202a1.htm
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 George MJ et al. Concurrent and subsequent associations between daily digital technology use and high-risk adolescents' mental health symptoms. Child Dev 2017 May 3 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28466466