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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003;157:844.

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PEDIATRICIANS ARE CONFRONTED DAILY with mental health problems in their patients and their patients' parents. The Surgeon General's report on mental health estimated that 1 in 5 children and adolescents have a diagnosable mental or addictive disorder with at least minimum impairment.¹ A recent study reported that 6.6% of adults had had a major depressive disorder in the last 12 months, with 59.3% of these adult patients severely or very severely impaired in their ability to carry out their regular life activities.² The highest risk of major depressive disorder was among 18- to 29-year-old women who were homemakers, underscoring the potential effect of adult depression on children.

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine will devote the August 2004 issue to the mental health of children, adolescents, and their parents. We consider substance abuse to be an important mental health problem, either primarily or as a comorbidity with other types of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Frederick P. Rivara, MD, MPH
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