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Comprehensive Report on Children’s Mental Health in the United
States As many as one in five American children under the age of
17 has a diagnosable mental disorder according to a new report
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report
is the first expansive report on children's mental health ever
done by the U.S. government and looked at six conditions: -
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - behavioral or
conduct disorders - mood and anxiety disorders - autism spectrum
disorders - substance abuse - Tourette syndrome The most common
disorder for children age 3 through 17 is ADHD (7 percent)
followed by behavioral or conduct problems (3.5 percent),
anxiety (3 percent), depression (2 percent), and autism spectrum
disorders (1 percent). Five percent of teens reported abusing or
being dependent on illegal drugs, 4 percent abused alcohol and 3
percent reported smoking cigarettes regularly. Boys were more
likely than gi