The school as a setting for child and adolescent mental health interventions
| dc.contributor.author | Flisher, Alan J | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-31T08:24:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-03-31T08:24:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-01-05T07:38:05Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | How important are mental disorders in childhood and adolescence? One way of addressing this question is to examine prevalence rates for this age group. In South Africa, we do not yet have valid or reliable prevalence data from samples that are representative of any large populations. This is unfortunate, as such data are useful for service planning and for making the case that mental disorders are important. To fill this gap, an expert task team was convened in the Western Cape to compile estimates of prevalence rates of mental disorders for children, adolescents and adults in that province.1 Co-morbidity adjusted annual prevalence rates were derived by consensus. This process was informed by a systematic literature review, and estimates of rates were adjusted to take account of the extent to which risk factors for each disorder were assessed to be present in the province. The overall prevalence rate was assessed to be 17%. The rates for selected disorders were as follows: agoraphobia – 3%; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – 5%; bipolar disorder – 1%; conduct disorder – 4%; enuresis – 5%; major depressive disorder and dysthymic disorder – 8%; oppositional defiant disorder – 6%; schizophrenia – 0.5%; separation anxiety disorder – 4%; and simple phobia – 3%. It should be borne in mind that these prevalence rates include only children and adolescents in whom the presence of the disorder was combined with functional disability to the extent that intervention was indicated. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Flisher, A. J. (2005). The school as a setting for child and adolescent mental health interventions. <i>South African Journal of Psychiatry</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24125 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Flisher, Alan J "The school as a setting for child and adolescent mental health interventions." <i>South African Journal of Psychiatry</i> (2005) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24125 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Flisher, A. J. (2005). The school as a setting for child and adolescent mental health interventions: editorial. South African Journal of Psychiatry, 11(3), p-77. | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Flisher, Alan J AB - How important are mental disorders in childhood and adolescence? One way of addressing this question is to examine prevalence rates for this age group. In South Africa, we do not yet have valid or reliable prevalence data from samples that are representative of any large populations. This is unfortunate, as such data are useful for service planning and for making the case that mental disorders are important. To fill this gap, an expert task team was convened in the Western Cape to compile estimates of prevalence rates of mental disorders for children, adolescents and adults in that province.1 Co-morbidity adjusted annual prevalence rates were derived by consensus. This process was informed by a systematic literature review, and estimates of rates were adjusted to take account of the extent to which risk factors for each disorder were assessed to be present in the province. The overall prevalence rate was assessed to be 17%. The rates for selected disorders were as follows: agoraphobia – 3%; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – 5%; bipolar disorder – 1%; conduct disorder – 4%; enuresis – 5%; major depressive disorder and dysthymic disorder – 8%; oppositional defiant disorder – 6%; schizophrenia – 0.5%; separation anxiety disorder – 4%; and simple phobia – 3%. It should be borne in mind that these prevalence rates include only children and adolescents in whom the presence of the disorder was combined with functional disability to the extent that intervention was indicated. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Psychiatry LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - The school as a setting for child and adolescent mental health interventions TI - The school as a setting for child and adolescent mental health interventions UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24125 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24125 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Flisher AJ. The school as a setting for child and adolescent mental health interventions. South African Journal of Psychiatry. 2005; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24125. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | South African Journal of Psychiatry | |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp | |
| dc.title | The school as a setting for child and adolescent mental health interventions | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
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| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |