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Persistence, onset, risk factors and outcomes of childhood mental disorders: report based on the analysis of a three-year follow-up survey of the 1999 national survey of the mental health of children and adolescents in Great Britain
- Authors:
- MELTZER Howard, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office for National Statistics,|Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 252p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report presents data from a three-year follow-up study of the mental health of children and adolescents in Great Britain. The original survey took place in 1999. The overall aim of the follow up survey was to analyse the longitudinal data in order to: present rates of the persistence and onset of each main category of disorder; identify the risk factors associated with persistence and onset; examine the use of services of those with childhood mental disorders; and highlight the educational profile of children with mental disorders. Risk factors for the persistence and onset of mental disorders covered in this report include: factors associated with the child (sex, age, ethnicity, physical illness, special educational needs); family characteristics (marital status, mother’s educational attainment); household characteristics (type of accommodation, tenure, family employment, gross household income); social factors (mother’s mental health, family discord, stressful life events); and punishment regime (whether the child is sent to room, grounded or shouted at).