The Great Smoky Mountains Study of Youth. Functional impairment and serious emotional disturbance

• Published in: Archives of general psychiatry Vol. 53; no. 12; p. 1137
• Main Authors: Costello, E J, Angold, A, Burns, B J, Erkanli, A, Stangl, D K, Tweed, D L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.1996
• Subjects: Affective Symptoms - diagnosis; Affective Symptoms - epidemiology; Age Factors; Child; Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis; Child Behavior Disorders - epidemiology; Disability Evaluation; Health Policy; Health Services Needs and Demand; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Mental Disorders - diagnosis; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Mental Health Services - statistics & numerical data; Mental Health Services - supply & distribution; North Carolina - epidemiology; Patient Care Planning; Prevalence; Southeastern United States - epidemiology

Federal regulations require states to estimate the prevalence and incidence of serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children, defined as a DSM-III-R diagnosis in the presence of impaired functioning in 1 or more areas. We reviewed the published data on SED and examined rates and correlates of SED...