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Table 2 Mental Health (MH) condition categories (disorders/symptoms, exposure to ACEs, by age at first diagnosis, sex, and prevalence estimates

From: Electronic health records identify timely trends in childhood mental health conditions

Category

Cluster

Age of first diagnosis, median (IQR)

% Male

Prevalence per 1,000 patients

Any mental health disorder/symptom + ACE

8.1 (3.4–13.4)

55.6

207.9

Any mental health disorder/symptom

8.1 (3.5–13.5)

56.0

203.6

Adverse childhood experiences

Overall (entire cluster)

8.4 (3.8–13.6)

36.8

10.2

Emotional abuse

11.8 (9.0-14.2)

48.1

0.6

Neglect

6.0 (2.5–11.9)

48.8

0.8

Physical abuse

8.6 (3.0–14.0)

41.8

6.5

Sexual abuse

9.7 (5.2–14.0)

21.6

4.5

Anxiety disorders

Overall (entire cluster)

12.4 (8.0-15.5)

45.7

58.1

Anxiety disorder

12.8 (8.2–15.8)

44.3

38.6

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

12.9 (9.6–15.6)

51.0

4.2

Somatoform disorder

13.6 (9.9–16.1)

38.4

5.8

Stress disorder

12.3 (8.1–15.4)

45.8

20.9

Disruptive behavior disorders

Overall (entire cluster)

8.8 (5.7–12.8)

67.5

19.9

Conduct disorder

8.3 (5.0-12.6)

68.8

7.3

Impulse control

8.5 (5.5–12.5)

68.2

12.0

Oppositional defiant disorder

10.5 (7.7–13.6)

68.0

6.9

Eating & feeding disorders

Overall (entire cluster)

10.2 (3.4–15.3)

41.2

13.1

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder

12.1 (4.3–15.7)

38.4

10.8

Other eating & feeding disorder

4.6 (2.3–9.4)

53.7

2.9

Elimination disorders

Overall (entire cluster)

8.0 (6.0–10.5)

57.9

19.2

Encopresis

7.3 (5.4–9.7)

63.0

5.6

Enuresis

8.2 (6.2–10.8)

56.0

14.5

Gender dysphoria/sexual dysfunction

Overall (entire cluster)

15.3 (13.5–16.9)

32.9

2.1

Gender Dysphoria

15.3 (13.5–16.9)

31.5

2.0

Paraphilia

15.0 (13.0-16.7)

77.3

0.0

Sexual Dysfunction

15.8 (13.3–18.0)

51.1

0.1

Intentional self-harm/suicidality

Overall (entire cluster)

14.5 (12.5–16.2)

37.4

15.9

Parasuicidality

14.2 (11.8–15.9)

33.0

4.4

Suicidality

14.7 (12.9–16.3)

36.3

13.9

Mood disorders

Overall (entire cluster)

15.0 (13.0-16.6)

37.1

34.5

Bipolar Disorder

14.3 (10.5–16.6)

43.9

1.2

Major Depression

15.3 (13.6–16.8)

32.9

17.6

Minor Depression

15.0 (12.9–16.6)

37.5

27.2

Neurocognitive disorders

Overall (entire cluster)

12.5 (6.3–15.8)

52.3

7.6

Catatonia

15.0 (10.4–16.9)

52.1

0.1

Delirium

12.9 (6.6–16.0)

51.8

6.7

Encephalopathy

9.6 (4.7–14.1)

56.0

0.9

Neurodevelopmental disorders

Overall (entire cluster)

6.3 (2.5–11.0)

65.9

112.9

Academic developmental disorder

9.7 (7.7–12.7)

59.9

12.2

Attention deficit disorder

10.3 (7.6–13.7)

68.8

44.3

Autism spectrum disorder

6.8 (3.8–11.3)

77.1

22.5

Communication/motor disorder

3.0 (1.8–5.4)

66.3

54.0

Intellectual disability disorder

4.5 (2.0-9.7)

62.8

29.7

Personality disorders

Personality disorder (total cluster)

12.0 (7.6–15.6)

59.4

1.6

Psychotic disorders

Overall (entire cluster)

15.1 (12.4–16.9)

54.9

1.7

Psychotic disorder

15.0 (12.2–16.8)

55.1

1.4

Schizoaffective disorder

16.4 (14.8–17.6)

53.9

0.1

Schizophrenia

16.1 (13.7–17.5)

58.3

0.3

Sleep-wake disorders

Overall (entire cluster)

10.0 (5.1–14.9)

52.9

15.1

Hypersomnia

12.8 (8.1–15.9)

51.1

2.0

Insomnia

11.4 (6.0-15.6)

50.8

9.8

Parasomnias

7.2 (3.8–11.7)

57.1

5.4

Standalone symptoms

Overall (entire cluster)

8.2 (3.0–13.3)

56.1

28.3

Anger/aggressive symptoms

9.4 (4.7–13.6)

66.0

7.8

Anxiety symptoms

4.7 (0.8–12.1)

49.7

11.3

Attention symptoms

9.0 (6.5–13.1)

60.2

7.5

Depressive symptoms

8.1 (1.4–14.1)

44.5

1.6

Hallucinations

13.3 (9.9–15.7)

47.7

1.8

Substance use & dependence

Overall (entire cluster)

16.4 (14.7–17.6)

52.3

5.9

Alcohol substance use disorder

16.6 (15.4–17.6)

48.5

1.2

Opioid-related substance use disorder

4.4 (0.3–16.8)

54.6

0.8

Other substance use disorder

15.9 (12.2–17.3)

54.9

2.1

Cannabis use disorder

16.6 (15.5–17.6)

54.0

2.3

Tobacco use disorder

17.1 (15.9–18.1)

49.1

1.7

Tic Disorders

Tic Disorders (total cluster)

9.2 (6.5–12.2)

69.5

8.1

  1. Note: IQR = Interquartile ranges