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Prevalence of Psychopathology in Preschool‐Age Children
Author(s) -
McDonnell Mary Ann,
Glod Carol
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2003.00141.x
Subject(s) - psychopathology , psychiatry , medicine , child psychopathology , pediatrics , psychology
PROBLEM Little is known about psychopathology in preschool‐age children. METHODS A review of representative studies of psychiatric disorders in preschoolers. FINDINGS Sample sizes ranged from 104 to 3,860 subjects, ages 1 to 9 years. Prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders varied from 0.1% to 26.4%; high rates of co‐morbidity were reported. CONCLUSIONS Studies addressing psychiatric disorders in preschoolers are extremely limited. Future research is needed to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes in preschool‐age children.