Table 2.
Prevalence of mental health status change by informant and age group
| Improved % (n) | Unchanged % (n) | Deteriorated % (n) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent-report of children/adolescents ages 2–18 years old | |||
| Depressiona | 11.6% (106) | 41.5% (381) | 46.9% (430) |
| Anxiety/emotional problemsb | 6.2% (60) | 50.7% (493) | 43.1% (419) |
| Irritability/conduct problemsb | 12.0% (113) | 42.0% (394) | 45.9% (431) |
| Attentiona | 7.1% (62) | 45.6% (396) | 47.3% (411) |
| Hyperactivityb | 5.2% (48) | 61.3% (566) | 33.5% (309) |
| OCD symptomsa | 4.0% (35) | 74.9% (659) | 21.1% (186) |
| Parent-report of children ages 2–5 years old | |||
| Emotional problems | 11.1% (6) | 57.4% (31) | 31.5% (17) |
| Conduct problems | 16.7% (9) | 53.7% (29) | 29.6% (19) |
| Hyperactivity | 14.8% (8) | 50.0% (27) | 35.2% (19) |
| Parent-report of children ages 6–9 years old | |||
| Depression | 8.8% (33) | 44.2% (165) | 46.9% (175) |
| Anxiety | 5.6% (21) | 47.9% (180) | 46.5% (175) |
| Irritability | 4.1% (15) | 42.3% (153) | 53.6% (194) |
| Attention | 9.0% (32) | 43.1% (153) | 47.9% (170) |
| Hyperactivity | 5.4% (19) | 56.1% (199) | 38.6% (137) |
| OCD symptoms | 3.9% (14) | 76.5% (276) | 19.7% (71) |
| Parent-report of children ages 10–12 years old | |||
| Depression | 11.0% (29) | 41.4% (109) | 47.5% (125) |
| Anxiety | 3.8% (10) | 55.1% (146) | 41.1% (109) |
| Irritability | 8.0% (20) | 41.0% (103) | 51.0% (128) |
| Attention | 7.3% (18) | 46.6% (115) | 46.2% (114) |
| Hyperactivity | 5.3% (13) | 64.8% (160) | 30.0% (74) |
| OCD symptoms | 4.0% (10) | 74.3% (185) | 21.7% (54) |
| Parent-report of adolescent ages 13–18 years old | |||
| Depression | 15.7% (44) | 38.1% (107) | 46.3% (130) |
| Anxiety | 8.3% (23) | 49.1% (136) | 42.6% (118) |
| Irritability | 9.2% (25) | 46.1% (125) | 44.6% (121) |
| Attention | 4.4% (12) | 47.9% (128) | 47.6% (127) |
| Hyperactivity | 2.2% (8) | 49.0% (180) | 48.8% (179) |
| OCD symptoms | 4.1% (11) | 73.3% (198) | 22.6% (61) |
| Child-report ages 10–12 years old | |||
| Depression | 12.0% (19) | 52.2% (83) | 35.4% (56) |
| Anxiety | 13.3% (21) | 46.8% (74) | 39.9% (63) |
| Irritability | 11.4% (18) | 43.7% (69) | 44.9% (71) |
| Attention | 8.9% (14) | 45.6% (72) | 45.6% (72) |
| Hyperactivity | 10.1% (16) | 58.2% (92) | 31.6% (50) |
| Adolescent-report ages 13–18 years old | |||
| Depression | 19.6% (37) | 33.9% (64) | 46.6% (88) |
| Anxiety | 14.1% (26) | 48.1% (89) | 37.8% (70) |
| Irritability | 10.9% (20) | 40.8% (75) | 48.4% (89) |
| Attention | 11.0% (20) | 35.7% (65) | 53.3% (97) |
| Hyperactivity | 8.2% (15) | 58.8% (107) | 33.0% (60) |
In all ages prevalence analysis, adomains reflect only children/adolescents 6–18 years old and bdomains reflect children/adolescents 2–18 years old