Table 9.

Prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in child and adolescent population studies

Investigator	Year	Center	Age (yrs)	Location	Sampling	Tools	Population	Prevalence/1000
Sethi et al.[9]	1967	Lucknow	0-10	U	H-H	IQ, ICD-7	541	94
Dube et al.[10]	1971	Agra	5-14	M	H-H	DCP	8035	11.67
Elnagar et al.[11]	1971	Hoogly	0-15	R	H-H	CHM and DCP(2)	635	13
Sethi et al.[12]	1972	Lucknow	0-10	R	H-H	IQ, ICD-7	877	81
Varghese et al.[42]	1974	Vellore	4-12	U	SRS	MHIS and DCP as ICD (1965)	747	81.7
Nandi[16]	1975	Kolkata	0-11	R	H-H	IQ, DCP as per ICD (1965)	462	26
Hackett et al.[43]	1999	Kerala	8-12	U	RCS	CBQ, ICD-10	1403	94
Srinath et al.[44]	2005	Bangalore	0-16	U	SMS	SDP, SCL, CBCL, CBQ, FTN, DISC, PIS, VSMS, BKT, CGAS	2000	124
Anita et al.[45]	2007	Rohtak	6-14	M	SRS	CPMS and DISC	800	165

U - urban; R - rural; M - Mixed; H-H - house to house survey; RCS - Random cluster sampling; SRS - stratified random sampling; SMS - stratified multistage sampling; ICD - international classification of diseases; Tools - IQ - Interview questionnaire; CHM - Case history method; DCP - Diagnosis confirmed by a psychiatrist(s); MHIS - Mental health item sheet; CBQ - Child behavior questionnaire; SCL - Screening checklist; SDP - Socio demographic proforma; CBCL - Child Behavior; Checklist PIS - Parent interview schedule; BKT - Bitnet karat test; VSMS - Vineland social maturity scale; FTN - Felt treatment needs CGAS - Children�s global assessment scale; DISC - Diagnostic interview schedule for children; CPMS - Childhood Psychopathology Measurement Schedule