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Prevalence of mental disorders among children in Valencia, Spain
Author(s) -
GómezBeneyto M.,
Bonet A.,
Catalá M. A.,
Puche E.,
Vila V.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1994.tb01528.x
Subject(s) - prevalence , prevalence of mental disorders , psychiatry , demography , psychology , medicine , mental health , epidemiology , sociology
A 2‐stage survey was carried out to establish the point‐prevalence of mental disorders and help‐seeking behaviour in children aged 8, 11 and 15 living in the city of Valencia. Global prevalence rates, rates by age and rates by sex, as well as rates of specific diagnosis according to DSM‐III‐R criteria are described. Help‐seeking behaviour was found to be related to an interaction between internalizing and externalizing symptoms and sex.