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Comorbidity.

A Angold1, E J Costello, A Erkanli

  • 1Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines
|April 2, 1999
PubMed
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This study examines child and adolescent psychiatric disorders, finding significant diagnostic comorbidity. Evidence suggests methodological factors do not explain these common co-occurring conditions.

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Area of Science:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Developmental Psychopathology
  • Mental Health Research

Background:

  • Diagnostic comorbidity is common in child and adolescent psychiatric disorders.
  • Understanding these co-occurrences is crucial for effective treatment and research.
  • Previous studies lacked precise estimates of comorbidity strength.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review research on the prevalence, causes, and effects of comorbidity.
  • To provide robust estimates of associations between common child and adolescent disorders.
  • To discuss implications for psychopathology development and nosology.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of recent research.
  • Meta-analysis of general population studies.

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  • Analysis of diagnostic associations between anxiety, depressive, ADHD, ODD/conduct, and substance use disorders.

    • Main Results:

    • Provides updated, narrower confidence intervals for comorbidity strengths.
    • Confirms that methodological factors are not the primary cause of comorbidity.
    • Highlights significant associations between various child and adolescent psychiatric conditions.

    Conclusions:

    • Diagnostic comorbidity is a significant feature of child and adolescent mental health.
    • Findings necessitate a re-evaluation of diagnostic categories and developmental pathways.
    • Future research should focus on the mechanisms underlying these observed comorbidities.