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Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 1/2010

01-01-2010 | Original Paper

Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in a Brazilian birth cohort of 11-year-olds

Authors: Luciana Anselmi, Bacy Fleitlich-Bilyk, Ana Maria B. Menezes, Cora L. Araújo, Luis A. Rohde

Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Issue 1/2010

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Abstract

Objective

To estimate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in preadolescents aged 11–12 years from a birth cohort in a southern Brazilian city.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional investigation nested in a cohort study with a two-phase design: screening and diagnosis. In the screening phase, 4,452 preadolescents and their mothers were interviewed with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). In the diagnostic phase, all preadolescents with a positive SDQ (n = 122) and their mothers answered the Development and Well-Being Assessment for Children and Adolescents (DAWBA). A sample randomly selected among the cohort participants with a negative SDQ served as a control group (158 subjects and their mothers) and was also assessed using the DAWBA.

Results

After adjustment for the performance of the screening instrument, 10.8% (95% CI 7.1–14.5) of the preadolescents showed at least one psychiatric disorder according to either the DSM-IV or the ICD-10. The most prevalent disorders were disruptive behavior (prevalence rates were 8.5% according to the DSM-IV and 7.1% according to the ICD-10) and anxiety disorders (prevalence rates were 6.0% according to the DSM-IV and 6.2% according to the ICD-10).

Conclusion

Both overall and individual prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders found in this study are in the same range of other international studies, although slightly higher than findings from developed countries. The results corroborate previous findings from other epidemiological studies in children and adolescents suggesting the universality of psychiatric disorders across cultures.
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Metadata
Title
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in a Brazilian birth cohort of 11-year-olds
Authors
Luciana Anselmi
Bacy Fleitlich-Bilyk
Ana Maria B. Menezes
Cora L. Araújo
Luis A. Rohde
Publication date
01-01-2010
Publisher
D. Steinkopff-Verlag
Published in
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Issue 1/2010
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Electronic ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-009-0052-2

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