Mental health conditions among school-aged children: Geographic and sociodemographic patterns in prevalence and treatment

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-54

  Ghandour, Reem M ^a   Kogan, Michael D ^a   Blumberg, Stephen J ^b   Jones, Jessica R ^a   Perrin, James M ^c  

^a HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

children; conduct disorders; geographic variation; mood disorders; treatment

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; RISK; UNITED STATES;

ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855443329     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e31823e18fd     Document Type: Article

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