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Psychiatric disorders among Japanese children
M Sugawara1, T Mukai, T Kitamura
1Department of Sociocultural Environmental Research, National Institute of Mental Health, NCNP, Ichikawa, Japan. sugawara@ncnp-k.go.jp
Objective:
To generate current data on the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among Japanese children, using DSM-III-R criteria.
Method:
As part of an ongoing longitudinal study in a Japanese community sample, 114 mother-child dyads were interviewed when the children were approximately 8 years old. DSM-III-R disorders of the children were diagnosed through the administration of a structured diagnostic instrument, the parent and child versions of the Child Assessment Schedule, to both the children and their mothers.
Results:
The prevalence rate for any diagnosis was 49.1%, which is similar to that of U.S. children and adolescents.
Conclusion:
The Child Assessment Schedule is an appropriate scale for assessing the psychopathology of Japanese children, which is as prevalent as in a U.S. sample.