Holly E. Erskine|Amanda Baxter|George C. Patton|Terrie E. Moffitt|Vikram Patel|Harvey Whiteford|James G. Scott
The global coverage of prevalence data for mental disorders in children and adolescents
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation|University of Queensland|University of Washington|Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research|University of Queensland|Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research|University of Melbourne|Murdoch Children's Research Institute|Duke University|King's College London|Public Health Foundation of India|London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine|University of Queensland|Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation|University of Washington|Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research|Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research|Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital|University of Queensland
children adolescents make almost quarter worlds population 85 living low middleincome countries lmics globally mental substance use disorders leading cause disability young people however representativeness coverage prevalence data unknown coverage refers proportion target population ages 517 years represented available dataprevalence data conduct disorder cd attentiondeficithyperactivity disorder adhd autism spectrum disorders asds eating disorders eds depression anxiety disorders sourced systematic reviews conducted global burden disease study 2010 gbd 2010 2013 gbd 2013 study location proportion multiplied age proportion give study coverage location proportion calculated dividing total study location population total study location population age proportion calculated dividing population country aged within age range study sample population country aged within age range study sample study sampled one sex study coverage halved coverage across studies summed country give coverage country method repeated region global level separately gbd 2013 gbd 2010mean global coverage prevalence data mental disorders ages 517 years 67 cd 50 adhd 55 asds 161 eds 44 depression 62 anxiety 32 187 countries 124 data disorder many lmics poorly represented available prevalence data example region subsaharan africa 2 coverage disorder coverage increased gbd 2010 gbd 2013 differed greatly disorders new countries provided datathe global coverage prevalence data mental disorders children adolescents limited practical methodology must developed epidemiological surveys funded provide representative prevalence estimates inform appropriate resource allocation support policies address mental health needs children adolescents