Tamsin Ford|Panos Vostanis|Howard Meltzer|Robert Goodman
Psychiatric disorder among British children looked after by local authorities: Comparison with children living in private households
King's College London|King's College London|King's College London
background children looked local authorities higher risk poor psychosocial outcomes children living private households nationally representative random samples two groups children previously compared aims find explanations increased prevalence psychiatric disorder children looked local authorities method examined sociodemographic characteristics psychopathology type placement among children looked britain local authorities n 1453 compared children deprived nondeprived children living private households n 10 428 results children looked local authorities higher levels psychopathology educational difficulties neurodevelopmental disorders looked status independently associated nearly types psychiatric disorder adjusting educational physical factors prevalence psychiatric disorder particularly high among living residential care many recent changes placement conclusions findings indicate need greater support vulnerable group children