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14-11-2023 | Disturbance of the Social Behaviour | Review Article

Umbrella Review of the Global Prevalence of Conduct Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Authors: Getinet Ayano, Mebratu Abraha, Light Tsegay, Yitbarek Gizachew

Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly | Issue 1/2024

Abstract

With the ever-increasing prevalence of mental health issues worldwide, a robust synthesis of existing epidemiological data on the prevalence of Conduct disorder (CD) in children and adolescents is needed to strengthen the knowledge base. This quantitative umbrella review aims to provide a robust synthesis of evidence on the prevalence of CD children and adolescents from meta-analytic systematic reviews. We searched PubMed, Web of Science, PsychINFO, and Scopus to identify relevant articles. The study protocol has been registered with PROSPERO (CRD42023447620). The methodological quality of the studies was evaluated by using a Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR). Invariance variance weighted random-effect meta-analysis was performed to pool prevalence estimates from the included articles. Seven meta-analyses, encompassing 138 primary studies and slightly over 48 million CD cases were included in this umbrella review. The quantitative analysis of these studies found a pooled prevalence of CD 3.0% (95%CI 2.0–5%) in children and adolescents, based on random effect meta-analyses. In a stratified analysis, the prevalence estimate of CD was 2.6 times higher in boys compared to girls. Evidence from our quantitative umbrella review showed that the prevalence of CD is relatively high in children and adolescents with boys 2.6 times more likely to experience the disorders when compared to girls. Our findings underlie that attention should be given to preventing, identifying, and treating CD in children and adolescents.

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Title: Umbrella Review of the Global Prevalence of Conduct Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Authors: Getinet Ayano
Mebratu Abraha
Light Tsegay
Yitbarek Gizachew
Publication date: 14-11-2023
Publisher: Springer US
Keyword: Disturbance of the Social Behaviour
Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly / Issue 1/2024
Print ISSN: 0033-2720
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6709
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-023-10060-9

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