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Comparative Study
. 1988 Dec;45(12):1107-16.
doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1988.01800360055008.

Psychiatric disorders in pediatric primary care. Prevalence and risk factors

E J Costello  1 , A J Costello, C Edelbrock, B J Burns, M K Dulcan, D Brent, S Janiszewski
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Comparative Study

Psychiatric disorders in pediatric primary care. Prevalence and risk factors

E J Costello et al. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1988 Dec.

Abstract

Children aged 7 to 11 years visiting their primary care pediatrician for a wide range of reasons were studied to determine the one-year prevalence of DSM-III disorders and the risk factors associated with them. Parents completing the Child Behavior Checklist about their children identified problems that placed 24.7% of 789 children in the clinical range. Detailed psychiatric interviews with 300 parents and children, using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, yielded a one-year weighted prevalence of one or more DSM-III disorders of 22.0% +/- 3.4%, combining diagnoses based on either the child or the parent interview.

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