Table. The prevalence of mental disorders in children and adolescents aged 11 to 17 ^*1.

	Boys %(range)	Girls %(range)
Depressive disorder*2	5.3 (3.5–7.9)	4.6 (3.2–6.4)
Anxiety disorder*3	3.8 (2.5–5.9)	4.2 (2.8–6.1)
ADHD*4	2.8 (1.7–4.5)	1.5 (0.7–3.2)
Dissocial disorder*5	10.9 (8.4–14.0)	8.4 (6.3–11.2)

^*1Data on 1841 children in Germany, obtained from parents (BELLA Study, 2003–2006) (12). Mental disorders were defined as a score beyond the cutoff of the relevant questionnaire, accompanied by impaired coping with everyday life as assessed by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire [SDQ; e6])

^*2Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC [e7]) ≥ 16

^*3Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED [e8]) ≥ 3

^*4ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) rating scale for teachers and parents (FBB-HKS [e9]) ≥ 2

^*5Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL [e10])