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. 2007 Oct 2;7:274. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-274

Table 3.

Age specific point prevalence (%) of childhood and early adolescence mental disorders among the study sample

Age (years)

1–4 5–9 10–15 Total

Disorder No. % No. % No. % No. %
PTSD 92 11.1 133 9.7 97 11.0 322 10.5
Enuresis 0 0.0 121 8.9 65 7.4 186 6.0
Separation anxiety disorder 7 0.8 27 2.0 99 11.2 133 4.3
Specific phobia 0 0.0 68 5.0 35 4.0 103 3.3
Stuttering 32 3.9 47 3.4 20 2.3 99 3.2
Refusal to attend school 0 0.0 34 2.5 64 7.2 98 3.2
Learning disorder 1 0.1 31 2.3 45 5.1 77 2.5
Conduct disorder 7 0.8 33 2.4 36 4.1 76 2.5
Stereotypic movement 45 5.4 20 1.5 7 0.8 72 2.3
Feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood 41 4.9 17 1.2 4 0.5 62 2.0
Mental retardation 18 2.2 18 1.3 22 2.5 58 1.9
Pica 35 4.2 17 1.2 4 0.5 56 1.8
Reactive attachment disorder of infancy or early childhood 54 6.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 54 1.8
Communication disorders 27 3.3 18 1.3 6 0.7 51 1.7
Oppositional defiance disorder 3 0.4 20 1.5 30 3.4 53 1.7
Phonological disorder 25 3.0 13 1.0 12 1.4 50 1.6
Depression 4 0.5 13 1.0 30 3.4 47 1.5
ADHD 0 0.0 17 1.2 22 2.5 39 1.3
Tic disorder 10 1.2 18 1.3 9 1.0 37 1.2
Rumination 11 1.3 4 0.3 2 0.2 17 0.6
Motor skills disorder 1 0.1 2 0.1 0 0.0 3 0.1
Autism 1 0.1 1 0.1 1 0.1 3 0.1
Selective mutism 1 0.1 1 0.1 2 0.2 4 0.1
Encopresis 0 0.0 1 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.03

Total disordered children 241 29.1 477 34.9 434 49.2 1152 37.4

Total children examined 829 26.9 1367 44.4 883 28.7 3079 100.0