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Wichstrom, Lars; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne; Angold, Adrian; Egger, Helen Link; Solheim, Elisabet; Sveen, Trude Hamre – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2012
Background: Many disorders in childhood and adolescence were already present in the preschool years. However, there is little empirical research on the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in young children. A true community study using structured diagnostic tools has yet to be published. Methods: All children born in 2003 or 2004 in the city of…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Emotional Problems, Incidence
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Bakken, Trine L.; Helverschou, Sissel B; Eilertsen, Dag E.; Heggelund, Trond; Myrbakk, Even; Martinsen, Harald – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Few studies assess psychiatric disorders in representative samples of individuals with autism and ID. Symptoms of autism and psychiatric disorders have been confounded. PAC, a conceptually analysed and validated screening instrument, was used. Aims: Assess prevalence of psychiatric disorders in individuals with intellectual disability only…
Descriptors: Incidence, Mental Retardation, Psychosis, Autism
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Myrbakk, Even; Von Tetzchner, Stephen – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
With the desegregation processes of services for people with intellectual disability (ID) that is taking place in most Western countries there is a need for more knowledge related to the prevalence of behavior problems among people living in community settings. This study investigates the prevalence of behavior problems among 140 adolescents and…
Descriptors: Municipalities, Behavior Problems, Incidence, Autism