"Millions of American children live with depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorders, Tourette syndrome or a host of other mental health issues, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention note in a new report.
"The agency says this is the first-ever report to describe federal efforts to monitor mental disorders in children. It provides estimates of the number of children ages 3 to 17 with mental health disorders from 2005 to 2011. In all, the agency said, 13 percent to 20 percent of U.S. children experience a mental disorder in a given year....
"The CDC said all of this monitoring is "a critical first step in the public health approach to mental health among children," and can help "identify need and target resources at the national, state, and local levels."
See also:
To CDC on children's mental health: consider office of homeland attachment security - Dr. Claudia Gold
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/childinmind/2013/05/to_cdc_on_childrens_mental_hea_1.html
One in five U.S. kids has a mental health disorder, CDC reports
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-kids-mental-health-disorder-cdc.html
Comments (0)