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

ADHD

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website:

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/data.html

The American Psychiatric Association states in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) that 5% of children have ADHD. However, studies in the US have estimated higher rates in community samples.

Recent surveys asked parents whether their child received an ADHD diagnosis from a health care provider. The results show that:

• Approximately 11% of children 4-17 years of age (6.4 million) have been diagnosed

with ADHD as of 2011.

• The percentage of children with an ADHD diagnosis continues to increase, from 7.8% in

2003 to 9.5% in 2007 and to 11.0% in 2011.

• Rates of ADHD diagnosis increased an average of 3% per year from 1997 to 2006 and

an average of approximately 5% per year from 2003 to 2011.

Depression

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website:

http://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/data_stats/depression.htm

More than 1 out of 20 Americans 12 years of age and older reported current depression in 2005–2006, including 4.3% of those aged 12-17.

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