Table 3.

Mental health problems and disorders in adolescents^*

Problem or disorder	Prevalence (%)
Common
Depression	3-5
Anxiety	4-6
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder	2-4
Eating disorders	1-2
Conduct disorder	4-6
Substance misuse disorder	2-3
Less common
Panic disorder	1-2
Post-traumatic stress disorder	1-2
Borderline personality disorder	1-3
Schizophrenia	0.5
Autistic spectrum disorders (such as autism, Asperger's syndrome)	0.6

^*Costello et al (Arch Gen Psychiatry 2003;60: 837-44); Ford et al (J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2003;42: 1203-11); Fombonne (J Autism Dev Disord 2003;33: 365-82).