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Promoting Optimal Development: Screening for Behavioral and Emotional Problems
current estimates given time approximately 11 20 children united states behavioral emotional disorder defined diagnostic statistical manual mental disorders fifth edition 37 39 children behavioral emotional disorder diagnosed 16 years age regardless geographic location united states behavioral emotional problems concerns children adolescents reliably identified treated us health system clinical report focuses need increase behavioral screening offers potential changes practice health system well research needed accomplish report also 1 reviews prevalence behavioral emotional disorders 2 describes factors affecting emergence behavioral emotional problems 3 articulates current state detection problems pediatric primary care 4 describes barriers screening means overcome barriers 5 discusses potential changes practice systems level needed facilitate successful behavioral emotional screening highlighted discussed many factors level pediatric practice health system society contributing behavioral emotional problems