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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Frigerio, Alessandra
• Rucci, Paola
• Goodman, Robert
• Ammaniti, Massimo
• Carlet, Ombretta
• Cavolina, Pina
• De Girolamo, Giovanni
• Lenti, Carlo
• Lucarelli, Loredana
• Mani, Elisa
• Martinuzzi, Andrea
• Micali, Nadia
• Milone, Annarita
• Morosini, Pierluigi
• Muratori, Filippo
• Nardocci, Franco
• Pastore, Valentina
• Polidori, Gabriella
• Tullini, Andrea
• Vanzin, Laura
• Villa, Laura
• Walder, Mauro
• Zuddas, Alessandro
• Molteni, Massimo

Titel

Prevalence and correlates of mental disorders among adolescents in Italy: the PrISMA study

Ist Teil von

• European child & adolescent psychiatry, 2009-04, Vol.18 (4), p.217-226

Ort / Verlag

Darmstadt: Steinkopff-Verlag

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Background While in the last 5 years several studies have been conducted in Italy on the prevalence of mental disorders in adults, to date no epidemiological study has been targeted on mental disorders in adolescents. Method A two-phase study was conducted on 3,418 participants using the child behavior checklist/6–18 (CBCL) and the development and well-being assessment (DAWBA), a structured interview with verbatim reports reviewed by clinicians. Results The prevalence of CBCL caseness and DSM-IV disorders was 9.8% (CI 8.8–10.8%) and 8.2% (CI 4.2–12.3%), respectively. DSM-IV Emotional disorders were more frequently observed (6.5% CI 2.2–10.8%) than externalizing disorders (1.2% CI 0.2–2.3%). In girls, prevalence estimates increased significantly with age; furthermore, living with a single parent, low level of maternal education, and low family income were associated with a higher likelihood of suffering from emotional or behavioral problems. Conclusions Approximately one in ten adolescents has psychological problems. Teachers and clinicians should focus on boys and girls living with a single parent and/or in disadvantaged socioeconomic conditions.