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6. Prevalence of Serious Conditions in School Aged Children/Youth (cont’d)

Mental Health Overall (cont’d)

Data collected from a variety of data sources between the years 2005-2011 show:

Children aged 3-17 years currently had:

• ADHD (6.8%)

• Behavioral or conduct problems (3.5%)

• Anxiety (3.0%)

• Depression (2.1%)

• Autism spectrum disorders (1.1%)

• Tourette syndrome (0.2%) (among children aged 6–17 years)

Adolescents aged 12–17 years had:

• Illicit drug use disorder in the past year (4.7%)

• Alcohol use disorder in the past year (4.2%)

• Cigarette dependence in the past month (2.8%)

The estimates for current diagnosis were lower than estimates for "ever" having a diagnosis, meaning whether a child had ever received a diagnosis in his or her lifetime. Suicide, which can result from the interaction of mental disorders and other factors, was the second leading cause of death among adolescents aged 12–17 years in 2010.

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