| About 7% to 10% of young people are affected by
psychiatric problems at some time. |
| | Disturbed or antisocial behaviour - 3%-5%.
More common in boys than girls.
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| | Troubled emotions and feelings - 2%-5%.
Depression and anorexia more common in girls.
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| | Psychological problems mixed with physical
illness - somatoform disorders - 1%-3%.
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| | Psychosis and pervasive developmental
disorders (autism spectrum) are relatively rare - about 0.1%.
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| | Intellectual and chronic physical disabilities increase the risk of developing emotional and behavioural problems.
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| Solving the psychological problems of children is often a matter of family medicine.
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