David Lawrence|Vaille Dawson|Stephen Houghton|Ben Goodsell|Michael Sawyer
Impact of mental disorders on attendance at school
University of Western Australia|University of Western Australia|University of Western Australia|University of Western Australia|University of Adelaide
mental disorders among common disabling conditions affecting children adolescents patterns school attendance among students without mental disorders examined using data 20132014 australian child adolescent survey mental health wellbeing one seven school students mental disorder previous 12 months attentiondeficithyperactivity disorder anxiety common students mental disorder lower school attendance absent 118 days per year years 16 231 days per year years 710 258 days per year years 1112 average comparison students without mental disorders absent average 83 days years 16 106 days years 710 120 days years 1112 per year among students mental disorder absences due disorder accounted 134 days absent school increased across years school 89 years 16 166 years 1112 improving prevention early intervention treatment management mental disorders may lead significant improvements school attendance