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Salud Pública de México
versión impresa ISSN 0036-3634
Resumen
CARAVEO-ANDUAGA, Jorge Javier y MARTINEZ-VELEZ, Nora Angélica. Children’s mental health: a priority to consider. Salud pública Méx [online]. 2019, vol.61, n.4, pp.514-523. Epub 31-Mar-2020. ISSN 0036-3634. https://doi.org/10.21149/9727.
Objective:
To identify possible changes in the frequency of psychopathological syndromes in Mexican children population over a 15-year period using the Brief Screening and Diagnostic Questionnaire (CBTD in Spanish).
Materials and methods:
Information gathered from different studies on the general population, schools and medical general practice are analyzed. Results from the Mexico City study were used as base rates for comparisons.
Results:
Higher prevalence of externalizing syndromes such as attention deficit and hyperactivity, oppositional and explosive conduct were very evident. Also, anxiety and depressive syndromes showed a notable increase. Prevalence of abnormal language and probable epilepsy were also increased on different age-groups.
Conclusions:
Findings are discussed in light of longitudinal reports in the literature as well as on reports in adolescent population in Mexico.
Palabras llave : child; behavior disorders; ADHD; internalizing; externalizing; prevalence.