The study by the Scottish Executive looked at 355 five- to 17-year-olds in care. It found that, of the 11- to 15-year-olds in this group, 41 per cent had a disorder, while a similar study of 149 five- to 17-year-olds in care in Wales by the Welsh Assembly Government put the figure for 11- to 15-year-olds at 40 per cent. These results were compared with a sample of 10,500 young people in private households in Scotland and Wales. An English study published last year also put the figure at 49 per cent.
The most prevalent disorder in both Scotland and Wales was conduct disorder, with 35 and 32 per cent respectively, while emotional disorders were placed at 14 and 11 per cent. Hyperactivity was placed at eight and seven per cent respectively.
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