Research on Children and Adolescents with Mental, Behavioral, and Developmental Disorders: Report of a Study

摘要

One-quarter of the U.S. population is under age 18, and at least 12% of these children have a diagnosable mental illness. The report focuses on those 7.5 million children and on the field of child mental health, which examines the emotional, behavioral, and developmental disorders of this age group. It documents the progress being made in understanding, preventing, and treating such disorders, highlights some of the many promising opportunities for future research, and delineates critical resource requirements for advancing the field.