range of behavior and emotional disorders

There is a wide range of emotional and behavior disorders that children in schools are affected by. Take a look at some of the following to get an understanding of how behavior and emotional disorders can affect kids in different ways:

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Anxiety Disorders (phobias, ptsd, ocd, panic disorder), Severe Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disorders, Conduct Disorder, Eating Disorders, Autism, Schizophrenia

According to one study of 9- to 17-year-olds, as many as 13 of every 100 young people have an anxiety disorder

Studies show that two of every 100 children may have major depression, and as many as eight of every 100 adolescents may be affected (National Institutes of Health, 1999)

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder occurs in up to five of every 100 children (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1999)

Conduct disorder-Current research has yielded varying estimates of the number of young people with this disorder, ranging from one to four of every 100 children 9 to 17 years of age (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1999).

Studies suggest that autism affects 10 to 12 of every 10,000 children (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1999).

Schizophrenia occurs in about five of every 1,000 children (National Institutes of Health, 1997).

One of the issues that makes gathering information about the prevalence of behavior problems is considering what constitutes a Behavior Disorder. According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Behavior Disorders include Anxiety Disorders (phobias, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder), Severe Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disorders, Conduct Disorder, Autism, and Schizophrenia.

The prevalence of these specific disorders in school age children are as follows:

Anxiety Disorders: 13%

Severe Depression: 2%

ADD/ADHD: 5%

Conduct Disorder: 1-4%

Autism: 3-4 out of every 1,000

Schizophrenia: 5 out of every 1,000

References:

National Mental Health Information Center, 2008, Children and Adolescents with Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders. Retrieved on November 12, 2009 from: http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/CA-0006/default.asp