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Prevalence of DSM-IV disorders, comorbidity and impairment in 3-year-old Spanish preschoolers.
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Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology [Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol] 2014 Jan; Vol. 49 (1), pp. 145-55. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Apr 18. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Purpose: The goal is to examine the prevalence, comorbidity and impairment of DSM-IV disorders in 3-year-old children from the Spanish general population.<br />Method: A sample of 1,341 3-year-old preschoolers were randomly selected and screened for a double-phase design. In total, 622 families were assessed with a diagnostic semi-structured interview and functional impairment measures.<br />Results: Prevalence of any diagnosis was 29.9%, the most prevalent disorders being primary insomnia (11.7%) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) (6.9%). There were no sex differences in the prevalence. One-third of the families had sought professional help for the child's symptoms, and 9.4% received treatment (4.4% psychological and 2.1% pharmacological). After controlling for other comorbidities, ADHD was significantly associated with ODD, CD, insomnia and social phobia; ODD was associated with CD, separation anxiety, specific phobia and major depression. Diagnostic categories were associated with impairment, family burden, seeking professional help and receiving treatment. A diagnosis was more frequent in children of low socioeconomic status, born outside Spain, from one-parent families, with younger parents and with parents of lower educational level.<br />Conclusions: Psychopathology, comorbidity and associated factors are very frequent from age three, suggesting a need for efforts of detection, prevention and treatment in the different societies.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1433-9285
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23595297
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-013-0683-1