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. 2019 Apr 1;173(4):389-391.
doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.5399.

US National and State-Level Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders and Disparities of Mental Health Care Use in Children

Daniel G Whitney  1 , Mark D Peterson  1
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US National and State-Level Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders and Disparities of Mental Health Care Use in Children

Daniel G Whitney et al. JAMA Pediatr. .

Abstract

This analysis of 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health data estimates the national and state-level prevalence of treatable mental health disorders and mental health care use in US children.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.. Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders and Mental Health Care Use Among US Youth
A, State-level prevalence presented as quartiles of at least 1 mental health disorder (ie, depression, anxiety problems, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) in the total sample of children (weighted estimate, 46.6 million). B, State-level prevalence presented as quartiles of children with a mental health disorder not receiving needed treatment or counseling from a mental health professional (weighted estimate, 7.7 million).
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